diff --git a/platform/c128/contiki-main.c b/platform/c128/contiki-main.c
index b6bfda2e5..a7d473f48 100644
--- a/platform/c128/contiki-main.c
+++ b/platform/c128/contiki-main.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
  * 
  * Author: Oliver Schmidt <ol.sc@web.de>
  *
- * $Id: contiki-main.c,v 1.6 2009/02/27 07:57:13 oliverschmidt Exp $
+ * $Id: contiki-main.c,v 1.7 2009/10/18 09:35:07 oliverschmidt Exp $
  */
 
 #include <string.h>
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ main(void)
 {
   struct ethernet_config *ethernet_config;
 
+  videomode(VIDEOMODE_80COL);
+
   close(STDIN_FILENO);
   close(STDOUT_FILENO);
 #if !UIP_LOGGING && !LOG_CONF_ENABLED