diff --git a/src/ui.zig b/src/ui.zig
index f07a7f7..d5498a3 100644
--- a/src/ui.zig
+++ b/src/ui.zig
@@ -368,6 +368,8 @@ pub fn init() void {
     _ = c.use_default_colors();
     for (styles) |s, i| _ = ncdu_init_pair(@intCast(i16, i+1), s.style().fg, s.style().bg);
 
+    _ = c.wbkgd(c.stdscr, 0x100);  // COLOR_PAIR(0 (default)) = 0x100
+
     inited = true;
 }