diff --git a/src/app/panels/bettermap/module.css b/src/app/panels/bettermap/module.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b0e09690095
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/panels/bettermap/module.css
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/** custom additions **/
+.leaflet-marker-icon {
+  color: #333;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/panels/bettermap/module.js b/src/app/panels/bettermap/module.js
index 32150034e7d..90ad5a26f38 100755
--- a/src/app/panels/bettermap/module.js
+++ b/src/app/panels/bettermap/module.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ define([
   './leaflet/leaflet-src',
   'require',
 
+  'css!./module.css',
   'css!./leaflet/leaflet.css',
   'css!./leaflet/plugins.css'
 ],