diff --git a/Machines/AppleII/Video.cpp b/Machines/AppleII/Video.cpp
index 548974fc7..736f71734 100644
--- a/Machines/AppleII/Video.cpp
+++ b/Machines/AppleII/Video.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ VideoBase::VideoBase(bool is_iie, std::function<void(Cycles)> &&target) :
 	// Show only the centre 75% of the TV frame.
 	crt_.set_display_type(Outputs::Display::DisplayType::CompositeColour);
 	crt_.set_visible_area(Outputs::Display::Rect(0.118f, 0.122f, 0.77f, 0.77f));
-	crt_.set_immediate_default_phase(0.0f);
+	crt_.set_immediate_default_phase(0.5f);
 
 	character_zones[0].xor_mask = 0;
 	character_zones[0].address_mask = 0x3f;
diff --git a/Machines/AppleII/Video.hpp b/Machines/AppleII/Video.hpp
index 4c6c619be..fd53ea18a 100644
--- a/Machines/AppleII/Video.hpp
+++ b/Machines/AppleII/Video.hpp
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ template <class BusHandler, bool is_iie> class Video: public VideoBase {
 						const int colour_burst_start = std::max(first_sync_column + sync_length + 1, column_);
 						const int colour_burst_end = std::min(first_sync_column + sync_length + 4, ending_column);
 						if(colour_burst_end > colour_burst_start) {
-							crt_.output_colour_burst((colour_burst_end - colour_burst_start) * 14, 192);
+							crt_.output_default_colour_burst((colour_burst_end - colour_burst_start) * 14);
 						}
 
 						second_blank_start = std::max(first_sync_column + sync_length + 3, column_);