diff --git a/palette.go b/palette.go
index 1a837c8..94542da 100644
--- a/palette.go
+++ b/palette.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"image/color"
 	"io"
-	"log"
 )
 
 type PaletteSection struct {
@@ -57,6 +56,8 @@ func (p *PaletteSection) Decode(rd io.Reader) error {
 			alpha,
 		}
 	}
+	// NOTE: for some reason, the images do not render right if the first pallette colour alpha is not set to 0
+	p.setBoard(0, 0, 0)
 
 	for i := uint32(0); i < p.OpaqueIndexCount; i++ {
 		var first uint32
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ func (p *PaletteSection) Decode(rd io.Reader) error {
 		if err := binary.Read(rd, end, &last); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		log.Println("oic", p.OpaqueIndexCount, i, first, last)
+		//log.Println("oic", p.OpaqueIndexCount, i, first, last)
 		// TODO: figure out what setBoard actually does
 		//p.setBoard(first, last, 255)
 	}