diff --git a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/FileViewer.java b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/FileViewer.java
index 023246ec5ff17f1691da8069380593db12d0c6e7..c66f06c37a56750c9e44492d7c9d2264b5f78a53 100644
--- a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/FileViewer.java
+++ b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/FileViewer.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
  *
- * $Header: //tmp/pathsoft/artemis/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/FileViewer.java,v 1.18 2008-02-08 14:37:03 tjc Exp $
+ * $Header: //tmp/pathsoft/artemis/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/FileViewer.java,v 1.19 2008-11-12 16:50:37 tjc Exp $
  */
 
 package uk.ac.sanger.artemis.components;
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ import uk.ac.sanger.artemis.Options;
  *  be viewed.
  *
  *  @author Kim Rutherford
- *  @version $Id: FileViewer.java,v 1.18 2008-02-08 14:37:03 tjc Exp $
+ *  @version $Id: FileViewer.java,v 1.19 2008-11-12 16:50:37 tjc Exp $
  *
  **/
 
@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@ public class FileViewer extends JFrame
     Dimension d = new Dimension((int)screen.getWidth()/2,
         (int)screen.getHeight()/2);
     scroller.setPreferredSize(d);
-    
+    scroller.getViewport().setBackground(Color.white);
+
     textPane.setEditable(false);
     textPane.setFont(font);
     textPane.setBackground(Color.white);