diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp
index b3d04487..b838df01 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp
@@ -1686,8 +1686,6 @@ void titleinput()
                 music.playef(18);
                 game.screenshake = 10;
                 game.flashlight = 5;
-                graphics.titlebg.colstate = 10;
-                map.nexttowercolour();
             }
             else
             {
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/main.cpp b/desktop_version/src/main.cpp
index c3b922c3..387b1b55 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/main.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/main.cpp
@@ -227,6 +227,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     game.menustart = false;
     game.mainmenu = 0;
 
+    // Initialize title screen to cyan
+    graphics.titlebg.colstate = 10;
+    map.nexttowercolour();
+
     map.ypos = (700-29) * 8;
     graphics.towerbg.bypos = map.ypos / 2;
     graphics.titlebg.bypos = map.ypos / 2;