diff --git a/wire/modules/Fieldtype/FieldtypeRepeater/InputfieldRepeater.module b/wire/modules/Fieldtype/FieldtypeRepeater/InputfieldRepeater.module
index 66ba6d9c..d2d4343c 100644
--- a/wire/modules/Fieldtype/FieldtypeRepeater/InputfieldRepeater.module
+++ b/wire/modules/Fieldtype/FieldtypeRepeater/InputfieldRepeater.module
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class InputfieldRepeater extends Inputfield implements InputfieldItemList {
 			}
 			
 			if(strpos($repeaterTitle, '#') !== false) {
-				$repeaterTitle = preg_replace('/#([a-f\d]{3,})/i', "$colorPrefix$1", $out);
+				$repeaterTitle = preg_replace('/#([a-f\d]{3,})/i', "$colorPrefix$1", $repeaterTitle);
 			}
 			
 			if(strpos($repeaterTitle, '{') !== false) {