diff --git a/PersistentKSPShurikenEmitter.cs b/PersistentKSPShurikenEmitter.cs
index 6dec067..be47a19 100644
--- a/PersistentKSPShurikenEmitter.cs
+++ b/PersistentKSPShurikenEmitter.cs
@@ -329,7 +329,6 @@ private void Emit (int ThisInUpdate, int TotalInUpdate)
         emitParams.rotation = rotation;
         emitParams.angularVelocity = angularV;
         emitParams.startLifetime = Random.Range(minEnergy, maxEnergy);
-        emitParams.startColor = color;
 
         Color.RGBToHSV(color, out float h, out float s, out float v);
         Color finalColor = Color.HSVToRGB(h, s * saturationMult, v * brightnessMult);
@@ -636,7 +635,11 @@ public void EmitterOnUpdate(Vector3d emitterWorldVelocity)
                     }
                     
                     Color c = Color.Lerp(a, b, lerp);
-                    particle.startColor = c;
+                    Color.RGBToHSV(c, out float h, out float s, out float v);
+                    Color finalColor = Color.HSVToRGB(h, s * saturationMult, v * brightnessMult);
+                    finalColor.a = c.a * alphaMult;
+
+                    particle.startColor = finalColor;
                     Profiler.EndSample();
                 }
             }
diff --git a/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index aa79a06..fdbe2a7 100644
--- a/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@
 // You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers
 // by using the '*' as shown below:
 // [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("2.8.4.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("2.8.4.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("2.8.5.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("2.8.5.0")]