diff --git a/game.asm b/game.asm
index d487a09..24eaf22 100644
--- a/game.asm
+++ b/game.asm
@@ -467,7 +467,6 @@ missed
 
     ;here we clear offensive text (after a shoot)
     ldy TankNr
-    mva #$00 plot4x4color
     jsr DisplayOffensiveTextNr
 
 NextPlayerShoots
@@ -568,8 +567,8 @@ TextAfterBFG
     sta TextNumberOff
     inc CurrentResult    ; ... but increase result of winner (BFG)
     ldy TankTempY
-    mva #$ff plot4x4color
-    jsr DisplayOffensiveTextNr
+    lda #$ff
+    jsr DisplayOffensiveTextNr.notZero
     ; tank flash
     ldy TankTempY
     mva TankNr temp2 ; not elegant, and probably unnecessary
@@ -580,7 +579,6 @@ TextAfterBFG
     ;Deffensive text cleanup
     ;here we clear Deffensive text (after a shoot)
     ldy TankTempY
-    mva #$00 plot4x4color
     jsr DisplayOffensiveTextNr
 
     ; calculate position of the explosion (the post-death one)
diff --git a/grafproc.asm b/grafproc.asm
index cb6a0a3..43a9ead 100644
--- a/grafproc.asm
+++ b/grafproc.asm
@@ -1599,6 +1599,9 @@ NotHigher
     ; all text start from `talk` and end with an inverse.
     ; we go through the `talk`, count number of inverses.
     ; if equal to TextNumberOff, it is our text, printit
+    lda #0
+notZero
+    sta plot4x4color
     tya
     tax  ; save Y
     mwa #(talk-1) LineAddress4x4
diff --git a/scorch.bin b/scorch.bin
index e9ee31b..8623f64 100644
Binary files a/scorch.bin and b/scorch.bin differ
diff --git a/scorch.xex b/scorch.xex
index cceff98..e1f83cb 100644
Binary files a/scorch.xex and b/scorch.xex differ
diff --git a/scorchC64.prg b/scorchC64.prg
index a991713..58a60f8 100644
Binary files a/scorchC64.prg and b/scorchC64.prg differ
diff --git a/weapons.asm b/weapons.asm
index 98ede2d..65c4e99 100644
--- a/weapons.asm
+++ b/weapons.asm
@@ -1594,8 +1594,8 @@ RandomizeOffensiveText
 
     sta TextNumberOff
     ldy TankNr
-    mva #$ff plot4x4color
-    jsr DisplayOffensiveTextNr
+    lda #$ff
+    jsr DisplayOffensiveTextNr.notZero
 
 AfterOffensiveText
     mva #0 LaserFlag    ; $ff - Laser
@@ -1651,7 +1651,6 @@ ShotUnderGround
     ;here we clear offensive text (after a shoot)
 ClearOffensiveText
     ldy TankNr
-    mva #$00 plot4x4color
     jmp DisplayOffensiveTextNr
 ;    rts
 .endp
@@ -2472,7 +2471,6 @@ MIRValreadyAll
 
     ;first clean the offensive text...
     ldy TankNr
-    mva #$00 plot4x4color
     jsr DisplayOffensiveTextNr
 
     ; temporary removing tanks from the screen (otherwise they will fall down with soil)