diff --git a/views/bootstrap/class.Categories.php b/views/bootstrap/class.Categories.php
index 526a01cfb..656b71f08 100644
--- a/views/bootstrap/class.Categories.php
+++ b/views/bootstrap/class.Categories.php
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ $(document).ready( function() {
 		$options[] = array("-1", getMLText("choose_category"));
 		$options[] = array("0", getMLText("new_document_category"));
 		foreach ($categories as $category) {
-			$color = substr(md5($category->getName()), 0, 6);
-			$options[] = array($category->getID(), htmlspecialchars($category->getName()), $selcat && $category->getID()==$selcat->getID(), array(array('data-before-title', "<i class='fa fa-circle' style='color: #".$color.";'></i> "), array('data-subtitle', $category->countDocumentsByCategory().' '.getMLText('documents'))));
+			$color = $category->getColor();
+			$options[] = array($category->getID(), htmlspecialchars($category->getName()), $selcat && $category->getID()==$selcat->getID(), array(array('data-before-title', "<i class='fa fa-circle' style='color: ".$color.";'></i> "), array('data-subtitle', $category->countDocumentsByCategory().' '.getMLText('documents'))));
 		}
 		$this->formField(
 			null, //getMLText("selection"),