diff --git a/src/st_stuff.c b/src/st_stuff.c
index d7b7f4cb2..b5b565be9 100644
--- a/src/st_stuff.c
+++ b/src/st_stuff.c
@@ -868,9 +868,9 @@ void ST_Drawer(void)
 	if (timeinmap < 15)
 	{
 		if (timeinmap <= 5)
-			V_DrawFill(0,0,BASEVIDWIDTH,BASEVIDHEIGHT,0); // Pure white on first few frames, to hide SRB2's awful level load artifacts
+			V_DrawFill(0,0,BASEVIDWIDTH,BASEVIDHEIGHT,120); // Pure white on first few frames, to hide SRB2's awful level load artifacts
 		else
-			V_DrawFadeScreen(0, 15-timeinmap); // Then gradually fade out from there
+			V_DrawFadeScreen(120, 15-timeinmap); // Then gradually fade out from there
 	}
 
 	if (stagetitle)