diff --git a/mode7_demo/mode7.s b/mode7_demo/mode7.s
index 0b9be779..cd9fa560 100644
--- a/mode7_demo/mode7.s
+++ b/mode7_demo/mode7.s
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@ mode7_flying:
 	sta	KEY_COUNT
 	sta	KEY_OFFSET
 
-	lda	#1		; slightly off North for better view of island
-	sta	ANGLE
-
 	lda	#2		; initialize sky both pages
 	sta	DRAW_SKY
 
@@ -163,6 +160,9 @@ turn_left:
 
 	dec	ANGLE
 
+	inc	DRAW_SKY
+	inc	DRAW_SKY
+
 check_right:
 	cmp	#('D')
 	bne	check_speedup
@@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ turn_right:
 	sta	TURNING
 
 	inc	ANGLE
+	inc	DRAW_SKY
+	inc	DRAW_SKY
 
 check_speedup:
 	cmp	#('Z')
@@ -552,17 +554,23 @@ draw_background_mode7:
 								;==============
 								;	  6
 
-.if .def(CHECKERBOARD_MAP)
-	lda	#0
+	dec	DRAW_SKY	; usually 2 as we redraw both pages	; 5
+
+
+	lda	DRAW_BLUE_SKY
+	bne	draw_blue_sky
+
+draw_black_sky:
 	sta	CV
 
 	jsr	scroll_background
+	jmp	no_draw_sky
 
-.else
+draw_blue_sky:
 	; Draw Sky
 	; not performance critical as this happens rarely
 
-	dec	DRAW_SKY	; usually 2 as we redraw both pages	; 5
+
 	lda	#COLOR_BOTH_MEDIUMBLUE	; MEDIUMBLUE color		; 2
 	sta	COLOR							; 3
 	lda	#0							; 2
@@ -594,7 +602,7 @@ sky_loop:				; draw line across screen
 								;===========
 								; 63+(X*16)+14
 
-.endif
+
 
 no_draw_sky:
 
@@ -913,9 +921,11 @@ screenx_loop:
 
 
 nomatch:
+; This is self modified a few times
+;	jsr	lookup_checkerboard_map
+;	jmp	match
 	; Get color to draw in A
 	.include "island_lookup.s"
-;	.include "checkerboard_lookup.s"
 
 match:
 
diff --git a/mode7_demo/mode7_demo.dsk b/mode7_demo/mode7_demo.dsk
index 9fb4c016..a76be7a5 100644
Binary files a/mode7_demo/mode7_demo.dsk and b/mode7_demo/mode7_demo.dsk differ
diff --git a/mode7_demo/mode7_demo.s b/mode7_demo/mode7_demo.s
index 2c1912cf..03b79877 100644
--- a/mode7_demo/mode7_demo.s
+++ b/mode7_demo/mode7_demo.s
@@ -37,6 +37,23 @@ checkerboard_demo:
 	sta	INL
 	jsr	decompress_scroll
 
+	lda	#0
+	sta	DRAW_BLUE_SKY
+
+
+	lda	#$20
+	sta	nomatch
+	lda	#<lookup_checkerboard_map
+	sta	nomatch+1
+	lda	#>lookup_checkerboard_map
+	sta	nomatch+2
+	lda	#$4c
+	sta	nomatch+3
+	lda	#<match
+	sta	nomatch+4
+	lda	#>match
+	sta	nomatch+5
+
 	jsr	mode7_flying
 
 	rts
@@ -48,6 +65,22 @@ checkerboard_demo:
 island_demo:
 	; initialize
 
+	lda	#1
+	sta	DRAW_BLUE_SKY
+
+	lda	#$A5			; fix the code that was self-modified
+	sta	nomatch			; away in checkerboard code
+	lda	#$6A
+	sta	nomatch+1
+	lda	#$8D
+	sta	nomatch+2
+	lda	#<(spacex_label+1)
+	sta	nomatch+3
+	lda	#>(spacex_label+1)
+	sta	nomatch+4
+	lda	#$29
+	sta	nomatch+5
+
 	jsr	mode7_flying
 
 	rts
diff --git a/mode7_demo/zp.inc b/mode7_demo/zp.inc
index d82038e4..0ef1742f 100644
--- a/mode7_demo/zp.inc
+++ b/mode7_demo/zp.inc
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ DRAW_SKY	EQU	$8A
 COLOR_MASK	EQU	$8B
 KEY_COUNT	EQU	$8C
 KEY_OFFSET	EQU	$8D
+DRAW_BLUE_SKY	EQU	$8E
 
 SHIPY           EQU     $E4