diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/onroad.cc b/selfdrive/ui/qt/onroad.cc
index 3ed4481..f77a0bd 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/onroad.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/onroad.cc
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static void drawIconGif(QPainter &p, const QPoint &center, const QMovie &img, co
 }
 
 OnroadWindow::OnroadWindow(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent), scene(uiState()->scene) {
-  bg = QLinearGradient(0, height(), 0, 0); // Initialize bg to a default color
+  bg = QColor(0x17, 0x33, 0x49, 0xc8);  // init to a default color
   QVBoxLayout *main_layout  = new QVBoxLayout(this);
   main_layout->setMargin(UI_BORDER_SIZE);
   QStackedLayout *stacked_layout = new QStackedLayout;