diff --git a/src/App_Plugins/CmsEnvironmentIndicator/js/cms-environment-indicator.js b/src/App_Plugins/CmsEnvironmentIndicator/js/cms-environment-indicator.js
index 6dba639..b441f8e 100644
--- a/src/App_Plugins/CmsEnvironmentIndicator/js/cms-environment-indicator.js
+++ b/src/App_Plugins/CmsEnvironmentIndicator/js/cms-environment-indicator.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 app.run([function () {
 	var config = [
-		{ pattern: "^localhost$", color: "#991d99" },
-		{ pattern: "^dev-.*\.umbraco\.io$", color: "#1d1d99" },
-		{ pattern: "^stage-.*\.umbraco\.io$", color: "#1d991d" },
-		{ pattern: "^.*\.umbraco\.io$", color: "#991d1d" }
+		{ pattern: "^localhost$", color: "991d99" },
+		{ pattern: "^dev-.*\.umbraco\.io$", color: "1d1d99" },
+		{ pattern: "^stage-.*\.umbraco\.io$", color: "1d991d" },
+		{ pattern: "^.*\.umbraco\.io$", color: "991d1d" }
 	];
 
 	var id = 'favicon';
@@ -11,48 +11,26 @@ app.run([function () {
 	// check if the '#favicon' already exists; if so exit
 	if (document.getElementById(id)) { return; }
 
+	// get the HEX colour value
+	var color = getColor();
+
 	// create the <link> tag for the favicon
 	var link = document.createElement('link');
 	link.id = id;
 	link.type = 'image/x-icon';
 	link.rel = 'shortcut icon';
-	link.href = '/umbraco/assets/img/application/logo_white.png';
+	link.href = '/umbraco/assets/img/application/logo_white.png?tint=' + color;
 
 	// reference the <head>, add the <link>
 	var head = document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0];
 	head.appendChild(link);
 
-	// create a stub <img> to load up the image (from URL/path)
-	var img = document.createElement("img");
-	img.addEventListener("load", onImageLoaded);
-	img.src = link.href;
-
-	// get the HEX colour value
-	var color = getColor();
-
 	// create the <style> block for custom CSS rule
 	var style = document.createElement("style");
 	style.type = "text/css";
-	style.innerText = "ul.sections li.avatar, ul.sections li.avatar:hover { border-left: 8px " + color + " solid; }";
+	style.innerText = "ul.sections li.avatar, ul.sections li.avatar:hover { border-left: 8px #" + color + " solid; }";
 	head.appendChild(style);
 
-	// function to add the solid colour layer over the favicon
-	// hat-tip: http://blog.roomanna.com/09-24-2011/dynamically-coloring-a-favicon
-	function onImageLoaded() {
-		var canvas = document.createElement("canvas");
-		canvas.width = img.width;
-		canvas.height = img.height;
-
-		var context = canvas.getContext("2d");
-		context.drawImage(img, 0, 0);
-		context.globalCompositeOperation = "source-in";
-		context.fillStyle = color;
-		context.fillRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
-		context.fill();
-
-		link.href = canvas.toDataURL();
-	};
-
 	// function to match the domain/hostname and return get the associated HEX colour value
 	function getColor() {
 		if (config) {
