diff --git a/textures.cpp b/textures.cpp
index 8aa95ecc..30f17ac0 100644
--- a/textures.cpp
+++ b/textures.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ int twidth = 2048;
 
 vector<int> expanded_data;
 
-string texturename;
+string texturename = "hyperrogue-texture.png";
 string configname = "hyperrogue.txc";
 
 eTextureState tstate;