diff --git a/src/ui/notification.rs b/src/ui/notification.rs
index 5c43bac..a256da4 100644
--- a/src/ui/notification.rs
+++ b/src/ui/notification.rs
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ impl NotifWin {
                 // otherwise, there was a notification before but there
                 // isn't now, so erase
                 self.window.erase();
-                self.window.bkgd(pancurses::ColorPair(
+                self.window.bkgdset(pancurses::ColorPair(
                     self.colors.get(ColorType::Normal) as u8
                 ));
                 self.window.refresh();
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ impl NotifWin {
         );
         oldwin.delwin();
 
-        self.window.bkgd(pancurses::ColorPair(
+        self.window.bkgdset(pancurses::ColorPair(
             self.colors.get(ColorType::Normal) as u8
         ));
         if let Some(curr) = &self.current_msg {
diff --git a/src/ui/panel.rs b/src/ui/panel.rs
index 0f185b8..179f55d 100644
--- a/src/ui/panel.rs
+++ b/src/ui/panel.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ impl Panel {
 
     /// Redraws borders and refreshes the window to display on terminal.
     pub fn refresh(&self) {
-        self.window.bkgd(pancurses::ColorPair(
+        self.window.bkgdset(pancurses::ColorPair(
             self.colors.get(ColorType::Normal) as u8
         ));
         self.draw_border();
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ impl Panel {
     /// not refresh the screen.
     pub fn erase(&self) {
         self.window.erase();
-        self.window.bkgd(pancurses::ColorPair(
+        self.window.bkgdset(pancurses::ColorPair(
             self.colors.get(ColorType::Normal) as u8
         ));
         self.draw_border();