diff --git a/client/carts/kipperterm.s b/client/carts/kipperterm.s
index 377610f..7894122 100644
--- a/client/carts/kipperterm.s
+++ b/client/carts/kipperterm.s
@@ -89,18 +89,8 @@ cold_init:
 warm_init:
   ;set some funky colours
 
+  jsr setup_screen
   
-  LDA #$04  ;purple
-
-  STA $D020 ;border
-  LDA #$00  ;black 
-  STA $D021 ;background
-  lda #$05  ;petscii for white text
-  jsr print_a
-
-  lda #14
-  jsr print_a ;switch to lower case 
-
 ;relocate our r/w data
   ldax #__DATA_LOAD__
   stax copy_src
@@ -390,10 +380,26 @@ cfg_get_configuration_ptr:
   ldax  #cfg_mac
   rts
 
-exit_telnet:
-exit_gopher:
+
+setup_screen:
+  ;make sure normal font
+  lda #$15
+  sta $d018
+
+  LDA #$06  ;blue
+
+  STA $D020 ;border
+  LDA #$00  ;black 
+  STA $D021 ;background
   lda #$05  ;petscii for white text
   jsr print_a
+
+  lda #14
+  jmp print_a ;switch to lower case 
+
+exit_telnet:
+exit_gopher:
+  jsr setup_screen
   jmp main_menu
 .rodata
 
diff --git a/client/ip65/telnet.s b/client/ip65/telnet.s
index 0bebc0e..654a80d 100644
--- a/client/ip65/telnet.s
+++ b/client/ip65/telnet.s
@@ -88,14 +88,11 @@ telnet_connect:
   lda telnet_line_mode
   bne @main_polling_loop
   
-;if we get here, we are in VT100 'char at a time mode'
-;so tell the other end that
 
-  ldax #initial_telnet_options_length
-  stax tcp_send_data_len
-  ldax  #initial_telnet_options
-  jsr tcp_send
-  
+;  ldax #initial_telnet_options_length
+;  stax tcp_send_data_len
+;  ldax  #initial_telnet_options
+;  jsr tcp_send
   
     
 @main_polling_loop:
@@ -284,6 +281,7 @@ telnet_callback:
 
 @waiting_for_suboption_end:
   txa 
+  
   ldx iac_suboption_buffer_length  
   sta iac_suboption_buffer,x
   inc iac_suboption_buffer_length
@@ -295,7 +293,7 @@ telnet_callback:
   lda iac_suboption_buffer
   cmp #$18
   bne @not_terminal_type
-  
+
   ldx #0
 :  
   lda terminal_type_response,x
@@ -329,10 +327,11 @@ telnet_callback:
   sta telnet_state
   jmp @byte_processed
 @suboption:
+  
   lda #telnet_state_got_suboption
   sta telnet_state
   lda #0
-  sta iac_suboption_buffer
+  sta iac_suboption_buffer_length
   jmp @byte_processed
   
 @option:
@@ -419,11 +418,9 @@ telnet_callback:
   bne :-
   
   
-  lda #telnet_state_normal  
-  sta telnet_state
-  
-  jmp @byte_processed
-  
+  lda #$fb ;WILL
+  jmp @add_iac_response
+
 
 @do_terminaltype:
   lda #$fb ;WILL
@@ -462,11 +459,11 @@ closing_connection: .byte "CLOSING CONNECTION",13,0
 disconnected: .byte 13,"CONNECTION CLOSED",13,0
 transmission_error: .byte "ERROR WHILE SENDING ",0
 
-initial_telnet_options:
-  .byte $ff,$fb,$1F   ;IAC WILL NAWS
-  .byte $ff,$fb,$18   ;IAC WILL TERMINAL TYPE
+;initial_telnet_options:
+;  .byte $ff,$fb,$1F   ;IAC WILL NAWS
+;  .byte $ff,$fb,$18   ;IAC WILL TERMINAL TYPE
   
-initial_telnet_options_length=*-initial_telnet_options
+;initial_telnet_options_length=*-initial_telnet_options
 
 terminal_type_response:
   .byte $ff ; IAC
diff --git a/client/ip65/vt100_c64.s b/client/ip65/vt100_c64.s
index 904f08f..e193bff 100644
--- a/client/ip65/vt100_c64.s
+++ b/client/ip65/vt100_c64.s
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ charmode_blink_underline = $0a
 charmode_blink_underline_bold = $07
 
 ; text background 
-text_background_colour = col_gray_1
+text_background_colour = col_black
 
 ; border colour 
-border_colour = col_gray_2
+border_colour = col_blue
 
 
 .segment "APP_SCRATCH"