diff --git a/examples/tetris/tetris.v b/examples/tetris/tetris.v
index 85a6a3eac8..6b452932e5 100644
--- a/examples/tetris/tetris.v
+++ b/examples/tetris/tetris.v
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ mut:
 	// gg context for drawing
 	gg          &gg.Context = voidptr(0)
 	font_loaded bool
-	show_ghost  bool
+	show_ghost  bool = true
 	// frame/time counters:
 	frame     int
 	frame_old int
@@ -226,7 +226,8 @@ fn (g &Game) draw_ghost() {
 		pos_y := g.move_ghost()
 		for i in 0 .. tetro_size {
 			tetro := g.tetro[i]
-			g.draw_block_color(pos_y + tetro.y, g.pos_x + tetro.x, gx.gray)
+			g.draw_block_color(pos_y + tetro.y, g.pos_x + tetro.x, gx.rgba(125, 125, 225,
+				40))
 		}
 	}
 }