diff --git a/src/views/ViewController.cpp b/src/views/ViewController.cpp
index dc737fb06..ddb09f383 100644
--- a/src/views/ViewController.cpp
+++ b/src/views/ViewController.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include "../animations/LambdaAnimation.h"
 
 ViewController::ViewController(Window* window)
-	: GuiComponent(window), mCurrentView(nullptr), mCamera(Eigen::Affine3f::Identity()), mFadeOpacity(1), mLockInput(false)
+	: GuiComponent(window), mCurrentView(nullptr), mCamera(Eigen::Affine3f::Identity()), mFadeOpacity(0), mLockInput(false)
 {
 	// slot 1 so the fade carries over
 	setAnimation(new LambdaAnimation([&] (float t) { mFadeOpacity = lerp<float>(1.0f, 0.0f, t); }, 900), nullptr, false, 1);