diff --git a/packages/veritone-react-common/src/helpers/withMuiThemeProvider.js b/packages/veritone-react-common/src/helpers/withMuiThemeProvider.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/packages/veritone-react-common/src/helpers/withMuiThemeProvider.js
+++ b/packages/veritone-react-common/src/helpers/withMuiThemeProvider.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { MuiThemeProvider, createMuiTheme } from 'material-ui/styles';
+import blue from 'material-ui/colors/blue';
 
 export default function withMuiThemeProvider(Component) {
   return class WrappedComponent extends React.Component {
@@ -7,7 +8,17 @@ export default function withMuiThemeProvider(Component) {
 
     render() {
       return (
-        <MuiThemeProvider theme={createMuiTheme()}>
+        <MuiThemeProvider theme={createMuiTheme({
+          palette: {
+            primary: blue
+          },
+          typography: {
+            button: {
+              fontWeight: 400
+            }
+          }
+
+        })}>
           <Component {...this.props} />
         </MuiThemeProvider>
       );
fix theme colors, bring in button override from vda