Smudge tool paints white

My Smudge tool is acting like a white paint brush, how do I get it to smudge in Photoshop CC?

Hi,
In the tool options bar do you have Finger Painting checked?
Is your Foreground color in the toolbox set to white?
Also, the higher you have Strength set at, the more of the foreground color the smudge tool will paint with Finger Painting checked
and 100% Strength will just paint the foreground color only.

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