diff --git a/Gemini-iOS/AppDelegate.swift b/Gemini-iOS/AppDelegate.swift
index 6039c0c..876541b 100644
--- a/Gemini-iOS/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/Gemini-iOS/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {
     static let defaultHomepage = URL(string: "gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/")!
 
     func application(_ application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplication.LaunchOptionsKey: Any]?) -> Bool {
+        
         SymbolCache.load()
         
         return true
@@ -47,4 +48,3 @@ class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {
     }
 
 }
-
diff --git a/Gemini-iOS/BrowserWebViewController.swift b/Gemini-iOS/BrowserWebViewController.swift
index 1f9df30..3a4ee24 100644
--- a/Gemini-iOS/BrowserWebViewController.swift
+++ b/Gemini-iOS/BrowserWebViewController.swift
@@ -62,11 +62,10 @@ class BrowserWebViewController: UIViewController {
         
         configureRenderer()
         
-        view.backgroundColor = .systemBackground        
+        view.backgroundColor = .systemBackground
         
         webView = WKWebView()
         webView.backgroundColor = .systemBackground
-        webView.isOpaque = false
         webView.navigationDelegate = self
         webView.uiDelegate = self
         // it is safe to set the delegate of the web view's internal scroll view becuase WebKit takes care of forwarding between its internal delegate and our own