diff --git a/static/js/stream_color.js b/static/js/stream_color.js
index 4bac797175..616351aa19 100644
--- a/static/js/stream_color.js
+++ b/static/js/stream_color.js
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ var subscriptions_table_colorpicker_options = {
 
 exports.set_colorpicker_color = function (colorpicker, color) {
     colorpicker.spectrum(_.extend(subscriptions_table_colorpicker_options,
-                         {color: color}));
+                         {color: color, container: "#subscriptions_table"}));
 };
 
 exports.update_stream_color = function (sub, stream_name, color, opts) {