diff --git a/src/ui/screen.cpp b/src/ui/screen.cpp
index 3e4f8e42..bacce3f9 100644
--- a/src/ui/screen.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/screen.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Screen::Screen()
   lv_obj_center(alert_);
 
   lv_obj_set_style_bg_opa(modal_content_, LV_OPA_TRANSP, 0);
-  lv_obj_set_style_bg_color(modal_content_, lv_color_black(), 0);
+  lv_obj_set_style_bg_opa(alert_, LV_OPA_TRANSP, 0);
 
   // Disable wrapping by default, since it's confusing and generally makes it
   // harder to navigate quickly.
diff --git a/src/ui/ui_fsm.cpp b/src/ui/ui_fsm.cpp
index d98e435d..25ae9817 100644
--- a/src/ui/ui_fsm.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/ui_fsm.cpp
@@ -457,6 +457,7 @@ void Lua::entry() {
     sAlertTimer = xTimerCreate("ui_alerts", pdMS_TO_TICKS(1000), false, NULL,
                                alert_timer_callback);
     sAlertContainer = lv_obj_create(sCurrentScreen->alert());
+    lv_obj_set_style_bg_opa(sAlertContainer, LV_OPA_TRANSP, 0);
 
     auto& registry = lua::Registry::instance(*sServices);
     sLua = registry.uiThread();