diff --git a/rogueviz/presentation.cpp b/rogueviz/presentation.cpp
index 06b2d391..0de5dd88 100644
--- a/rogueviz/presentation.cpp
+++ b/rogueviz/presentation.cpp
@@ -76,9 +76,8 @@ void no_other_hud(presmode mode) {
   clearMessages();
   }
 
-void empty_screen(presmode mode, color_t col) {
+void white_screen(presmode mode, color_t col) {
   if(mode == pmStart) {
-    tour::slide_backup(nomap, true);
     tour::slide_backup(backcolor, col);
     tour::slide_backup(ringcolor, color_t(0));
     tour::slide_backup<color_t>(dialog::dialogcolor, 0);
@@ -88,6 +87,13 @@ void empty_screen(presmode mode, color_t col) {
     }
   }
 
+void empty_screen(presmode mode, color_t col) {
+  if(mode == pmStart) {
+    tour::slide_backup(nomap, true);
+    }
+  white_screen(mode, col);
+  }
+
 void slide_error(presmode mode, string s) {
   empty_screen(mode, 0x400000);
   add_stat(mode, [s] {
diff --git a/rogueviz/rogueviz.h b/rogueviz/rogueviz.h
index 902845f4..69414f26 100644
--- a/rogueviz/rogueviz.h
+++ b/rogueviz/rogueviz.h
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ function<void(presmode)> roguevizslide_action(char c, const T& t, const U& act)
   void add_stat(presmode mode, const bool_reaction_t& stat);  
   void compare_projections(presmode mode, eModel a, eModel b);
   void no_other_hud(presmode mode);
+  void white_screen(presmode mode, color_t col = 0xFFFFFFFF);
   void empty_screen(presmode mode, color_t col = 0xFFFFFFFF);
   void show_picture(presmode mode, string s);    
   void show_animation(presmode mode, string s, int sx, int sy, int frames, int fps);