diff --git a/pd/nw/css/c64.css b/pd/nw/css/c64.css
index ebb8f6016458e2c0901d9fb3c0a735c20166e5ec..36f89f6abdfcd58b25201d0f43002f0710962327 100644
--- a/pd/nw/css/c64.css
+++ b/pd/nw/css/c64.css
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@
     stroke: #7569d7;
 }
 
+/* selected connection between objects */
+.cord.signal.selected_line,
+.cord.control.selected_line {
+    stroke: blue;
+}
+
 #cord_inspector_rect {
     fill: black;
     stroke: black;
@@ -176,11 +182,6 @@ text {
     display: inline;
 }
 
-/* selected connection between objects */
-.selected_line {
-    stroke: blue;
-}
-
 /* for an object that didn't create */
 .obj .border.broken_border {
     fill: #3e32a2;
diff --git a/pd/nw/css/default.css b/pd/nw/css/default.css
index 3e431e7401de4efa6632e01a3708f4ea049f636e..2b0ac9de5741618b8e7d81104349c60225026fab 100644
--- a/pd/nw/css/default.css
+++ b/pd/nw/css/default.css
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@
     stroke: #565;
 }
 
+/* selected connection between objects */
+.cord.signal.selected_line,
+.cord.control.selected_line {
+    stroke: blue;
+}
+
 #cord_inspector_rect {
     fill: black;
     stroke: black;
@@ -176,11 +182,6 @@ text {
     display: inline;
 }
 
-/* selected connection between objects */
-.selected_line {
-    stroke: blue;
-}
-
 /* for an object that didn't create */
 .obj .border.broken_border {
     fill: #f7f7f7;
diff --git a/pd/nw/css/extended.css b/pd/nw/css/extended.css
index 79e6b75ebf13a9276e5bf95804add242a109f17a..adf5e77a82f71be659ae3007617a43e69e1af74c 100644
--- a/pd/nw/css/extended.css
+++ b/pd/nw/css/extended.css
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@
     stroke: #565;
 }
 
+/* selected connection between objects */
+.cord.signal.selected_line,
+.cord.control.selected_line {
+    stroke: blue;
+}
+
 #cord_inspector_rect {
     fill: black;
     stroke: black;
@@ -175,11 +181,6 @@ text {
     display: inline;
 }
 
-/* selected connection between objects */
-.selected_line {
-    stroke: blue;
-}
-
 /* for an object that didn't create */
 .obj .border.broken_border {
     fill: #f7f7f7;
diff --git a/pd/nw/css/inverted.css b/pd/nw/css/inverted.css
index c620ab0dbbfbeeb57ebfe897d3b267b0713ae099..8b4b9d38edf112da00e0dbcf0165ae12c5d7995e 100644
--- a/pd/nw/css/inverted.css
+++ b/pd/nw/css/inverted.css
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@
     stroke: #a9a;
 }
 
+/* selected connection between objects */
+.cord.signal.selected_line,
+.cord.control.selected_line {
+    stroke: blue;
+}
+
 #cord_inspector_rect {
     fill: white;
     stroke: white;
@@ -177,11 +183,6 @@ text {
     display: inline;
 }
 
-/* selected connection between objects */
-.selected_line {
-    stroke: blue;
-}
-
 /* for an object that didn't create */
 .obj .border.broken_border {
     fill: #002222;
diff --git a/pd/nw/css/strongbad.css b/pd/nw/css/strongbad.css
index 4ec79fcfa5f48b1f0ca28ef594fae2465dffebb4..94bd796153e35395255092a5a503c6ffb6c2e546 100644
--- a/pd/nw/css/strongbad.css
+++ b/pd/nw/css/strongbad.css
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@
     stroke: #53b83b;
 }
 
+/* selected connection between objects */
+.cord.signal.selected_line,
+.cord.control.selected_line {
+    stroke: blue;
+}
+
 #cord_inspector_rect {
     fill: black;
     stroke: black;
@@ -176,11 +182,6 @@ text {
     display: inline;
 }
 
-/* selected connection between objects */
-.selected_line {
-    stroke: blue;
-}
-
 /* for an object that didn't create */
 .obj .border.broken_border {
     fill: #f7f7f7;
diff --git a/pd/nw/css/subdued.css b/pd/nw/css/subdued.css
index bfb2445aed0774ca115c3a744a5e4c7c7961c600..2911bd08e498b9930904d9708330c24c05312a5a 100644
--- a/pd/nw/css/subdued.css
+++ b/pd/nw/css/subdued.css
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@
     stroke: #333333;
 }
 
+/* selected connection between objects */
+.cord.signal.selected_line,
+.cord.control.selected_line {
+    stroke: blue;
+}
+
 #cord_inspector_rect {
     fill: black;
     stroke: black;
@@ -176,11 +182,6 @@ text {
     display: inline;
 }
 
-/* selected connection between objects */
-.selected_line {
-    stroke: blue;
-}
-
 /* for an object that didn't create */
 .obj .border.broken_border {
     fill: #f7f7f7;
diff --git a/pd/nw/css/vanilla.css b/pd/nw/css/vanilla.css
index 351b6f655296d850642a1081e6102efb0b0b7410..959298af41ce650ee821e2d59f299ab44b4f0178 100644
--- a/pd/nw/css/vanilla.css
+++ b/pd/nw/css/vanilla.css
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@
     stroke: black;
 }
 
+/* selected connection between objects */
+.cord.signal.selected_line,
+.cord.control.selected_line {
+    stroke: blue;
+}
+
 #cord_inspector_rect {
     fill: black;
     stroke: black;
@@ -176,11 +182,6 @@ text {
     display: inline;
 }
 
-/* selected connection between objects */
-.selected_line {
-    stroke: blue;
-}
-
 /* for an object that didn't create */
 .obj .border.broken_border {
     fill: none;
diff --git a/pd/nw/css/vanilla_inverted.css b/pd/nw/css/vanilla_inverted.css
index 6fbb685ce30084c5ae7348ca36115af848daae94..508b0f11efd3f8315f1c389f220f7bfa8e3edd3a 100644
--- a/pd/nw/css/vanilla_inverted.css
+++ b/pd/nw/css/vanilla_inverted.css
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@
     stroke: white;
 }
 
+/* selected connection between objects */
+.cord.signal.selected_line,
+.cord.control.selected_line {
+    stroke: blue;
+}
+
 #cord_inspector_rect {
     fill: white;
     stroke: white;
@@ -176,11 +182,6 @@ text {
     display: inline;
 }
 
-/* selected connection between objects */
-.selected_line {
-    stroke: blue;
-}
-
 /* for an object that didn't create */
 .obj .border.broken_border {
     fill: none;