diff --git a/src/admin/components/forms/field-types/Textarea/index.scss b/src/admin/components/forms/field-types/Textarea/index.scss
index f2000a7f92..c7cedc4a46 100644
--- a/src/admin/components/forms/field-types/Textarea/index.scss
+++ b/src/admin/components/forms/field-types/Textarea/index.scss
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
   }
 
   &.error {
-    textarea {
-      background-color: var(--theme-error-200);
+    .textarea-outer {
+      background: var(--theme-error-200);
     }
   }
 
@@ -87,4 +87,4 @@
   @include mid-break {
     padding: 0;
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}