diff --git a/libs/platform/icon-tab-bar/icon-tab-bar.component.ts b/libs/platform/icon-tab-bar/icon-tab-bar.component.ts
index cd11f167822..b46b94cbf9e 100644
--- a/libs/platform/icon-tab-bar/icon-tab-bar.component.ts
+++ b/libs/platform/icon-tab-bar/icon-tab-bar.component.ts
@@ -353,13 +353,11 @@ export class IconTabBarComponent implements OnInit, TabList {
         flatIndexRef = flatIndexRef || { value: 0 };
         return config.map((item, index) => {
             const uId = `${indexPrefix}${index}`;
-            if (!('color' in item)) {
-                item.color = 'default';
-            }
+            item.color = item.color || 'default';
             const result: IconTabBarItem = {
                 ...item,
                 index,
-                cssClasses: [],
+                cssClasses: item.color ? [`fd-icon-tab-bar__item--${item.color}`] : [],
                 uId,
                 hidden: false,
                 parentUId,
@@ -371,9 +369,6 @@ export class IconTabBarComponent implements OnInit, TabList {
                     uId
                 )
             };
-            if (item.color) {
-                result.cssClasses = [`fd-icon-tab-bar__item--${item.color}`];
-            }
             return result;
         });
     }