diff --git a/src/hardware/hw_bsp.c b/src/hardware/hw_bsp.c
index 17eb8761..38a6026f 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hw_bsp.c
+++ b/src/hardware/hw_bsp.c
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ static void WalkBSPNode(INT32 bspnum, poly_t *poly, UINT16 *leafnode, fixed_t *b
 				sprintf(s, "%d%%", (++ls_percent)<<1);
 				x = BASEVIDWIDTH/2;
 				y = BASEVIDHEIGHT/2;
-				V_DrawFill(0, 0, BASEVIDWIDTH, BASEVIDHEIGHT, 31); // Black background to match fade in effect
+				V_DrawFill(0, 0, BASEVIDWIDTH, BASEVIDHEIGHT, levelfadecol); // White background to match fade in effect
 				//V_DrawPatchFill(W_CachePatchName("SRB2BACK",PU_CACHE)); // SRB2 background, ehhh too bright.
 				M_DrawTextBox(x-58, y-8, 13, 1);
 				V_DrawString(x-50, y, V_YELLOWMAP, "Loading...");
diff --git a/src/p_setup.c b/src/p_setup.c
index a416f991..501c80d9 100644
--- a/src/p_setup.c
+++ b/src/p_setup.c
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ side_t *sides;
 mapthing_t *mapthings;
 INT32 numstarposts;
 boolean levelloading;
+UINT8 levelfadecol;
 
 // BLOCKMAP
 // Created from axis aligned bounding box
@@ -2691,12 +2692,14 @@ boolean P_SetupLevel(boolean skipprecip)
 	if (leveltime < (starttime + (TICRATE/2)))
 		S_ChangeMusicInternal((encoremode ? "estart" : "kstart"), false); //S_StopMusic();
 
+	levelfadecol = (encoremode && !ranspecialwipe ? 122 : 120);
+
 	// Let's fade to white here
 	// But only if we didn't do the encore startup wipe
 	if (rendermode != render_none && !ranspecialwipe)
 	{
 		F_WipeStartScreen();
-		V_DrawFill(0, 0, BASEVIDWIDTH, BASEVIDHEIGHT, (encoremode ? 122 : 120));
+		V_DrawFill(0, 0, BASEVIDWIDTH, BASEVIDHEIGHT, levelfadecol);
 
 		F_WipeEndScreen();
 		F_RunWipe(wipedefs[(encoremode ? wipe_level_final : wipe_level_toblack)], false);
@@ -3040,7 +3043,7 @@ boolean P_SetupLevel(boolean skipprecip)
 
 	// Remove the loading shit from the screen
 	if (rendermode != render_none)
-		V_DrawFill(0, 0, BASEVIDWIDTH, BASEVIDHEIGHT, (encoremode && !ranspecialwipe ? 122 : 120));
+		V_DrawFill(0, 0, BASEVIDWIDTH, BASEVIDHEIGHT, levelfadecol);
 
 	if (precache || dedicated)
 		R_PrecacheLevel();
diff --git a/src/p_setup.h b/src/p_setup.h
index 3bca1104..c3c206a5 100644
--- a/src/p_setup.h
+++ b/src/p_setup.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ extern mapthing_t *deathmatchstarts[MAX_DM_STARTS];
 extern INT32 numdmstarts, numcoopstarts, numredctfstarts, numbluectfstarts;
 
 extern boolean levelloading;
+extern UINT8 levelfadecol;
 
 extern lumpnum_t lastloadedmaplumpnum; // for comparative savegame
 //