diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 1562890..74b62ff 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -43,15 +43,18 @@ Color getColor(const char* param, unsigned char maxval) {
       if(strlen(color) == 4 || strlen(color) == 7) {
         char flag = 0;
         std::string hex(color);
-        unsigned int red = 0, green = 0, blue = 0;
+        unsigned int red = 0, green = 0, blue = 0, temp = 0;
         if (strlen(color) == 4) {
 // Try to parse the color as a shorthand 3-character color (e.g. '#FFF')
           if (sscanf(hex.substr(1,1).c_str(), "%X", &red) +
               sscanf(hex.substr(2,1).c_str(), "%X", &green) +
               sscanf(hex.substr(3,1).c_str(), "%X", &blue) == 3) {
-            red = red << 4;
-            green = green << 4;
-            blue = blue << 4;
+            temp = red;
+            red = red << 4 + temp;
+            temp = green;
+            green = green << 4 + temp;
+            temp = blue;
+            blue = blue << 4 + temp;
             flag++;
           }
         } else if (strlen(color) == 7) {