diff --git a/packages/CarSystemUI/res/drawable/car_ic_selection_bg.xml b/packages/CarSystemUI/res/drawable/car_ic_selection_bg.xml
index 781beaf962647..12993f5b8b7c6 100644
--- a/packages/CarSystemUI/res/drawable/car_ic_selection_bg.xml
+++ b/packages/CarSystemUI/res/drawable/car_ic_selection_bg.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     android:viewportHeight="70.0"
     android:viewportWidth="70.0">
     <path
-        android:fillColor="@color/car_accent"
+        android:fillColor="?android:attr/colorAccent"
         android:fillType="evenOdd"
         android:pathData="M4,0L66,0A4,4 0,0 1,70 4L70,66A4,4 0,0 1,66 70L4,70A4,4 0,0 1,0 66L0,4A4,4 0,0 1,4 0z"
         android:strokeColor="#00000000"
diff --git a/packages/CarSystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/car/CarStatusBar.java b/packages/CarSystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/car/CarStatusBar.java
index 369bb9fdd9ddc..bd0e0b846abfc 100644
--- a/packages/CarSystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/car/CarStatusBar.java
+++ b/packages/CarSystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/car/CarStatusBar.java
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ public class CarStatusBar extends StatusBar implements
 
     @Override
     public void start() {
+        // get the provisioned state before calling the parent class since it's that flow that
+        // builds the nav bar
+        mDeviceProvisionedController = Dependency.get(DeviceProvisionedController.class);
+        mDeviceIsProvisioned = mDeviceProvisionedController.isDeviceProvisioned();
         super.start();
         mTaskStackListener = new TaskStackListenerImpl();
         mActivityManagerWrapper = ActivityManagerWrapper.getInstance();
@@ -105,8 +109,6 @@ public class CarStatusBar extends StatusBar implements
         mHvacController.connectToCarService();
 
         CarSystemUIFactory factory = SystemUIFactory.getInstance();
-        mDeviceProvisionedController = Dependency.get(DeviceProvisionedController.class);
-        mDeviceIsProvisioned = mDeviceProvisionedController.isDeviceProvisioned();
         if (!mDeviceIsProvisioned) {
             mDeviceProvisionedController.addCallback(
                     new DeviceProvisionedController.DeviceProvisionedListener() {