diff --git a/amsn2/gui/front_ends/curses/login.py b/amsn2/gui/front_ends/curses/login.py
index 3c40377b..c39e0d37 100644
--- a/amsn2/gui/front_ends/curses/login.py
+++ b/amsn2/gui/front_ends/curses/login.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 class TextBox(object):
     def __init__(self, win, y, x, txt):
         self._win = win.derwin(1, 30, y, x)
+        self._win.bkgd(' ', curses.color_pair(0))
         self._win.clear()
         self._txtbox = curses.textpad.Textbox(self._win)
         self._txtbox.stripspaces = True
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ def __init__(self, amsn_core, parent):
         
     def show(self):
         self._win.border()
-        self._win.standout()
+        self._win.bkgd(' ', curses.color_pair(1))
         self._win.addstr(5, 5, "Account : ", curses.A_BOLD)
         self._username_t = TextBox(self._win, 5, 17, self._username)
 
diff --git a/amsn2/gui/front_ends/curses/main.py b/amsn2/gui/front_ends/curses/main.py
index 036311ac..b3b73628 100644
--- a/amsn2/gui/front_ends/curses/main.py
+++ b/amsn2/gui/front_ends/curses/main.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ def __init__(self, amsn_core):
 
     def show(self):
         self._stdscr = curses.initscr()
-        curses.start_color()
+        self.__init_colors()
         curses.noecho()
         curses.cbreak()
         self._stdscr.keypad(1)
@@ -31,3 +31,8 @@ def setTitle(self,title):
     def setMenu(self,menu):
         pass
 
+    def __init_colors(self):
+        curses.start_color()
+        curses.init_pair(1, curses.COLOR_BLACK, curses.COLOR_WHITE)
+        curses.init_pair(1, curses.COLOR_YELLOW, curses.COLOR_WHITE)
+