diff --git a/ts/RailroadMap.ts b/ts/RailroadMap.ts
index b0006be..bed0a24 100644
--- a/ts/RailroadMap.ts
+++ b/ts/RailroadMap.ts
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@ export class RailroadMap {
         this.svg = new Svg()
             .addClass('map-svg')
             .addTo(element);
+        if (this.railroad.settings.gameLevelName) {
+            this.layerVisibility.background = false;
+        }
         this.layers = this.createLayers();
         this.render();
         this.panZoom = this.initPanZoom();
diff --git a/ts/util.ts b/ts/util.ts
index 340eec1..9349d6e 100644
--- a/ts/util.ts
+++ b/ts/util.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export function textToString(value: GvasText): GvasString {
     } else {
         // Simple text
         if (0 === value.length) {
-            console.log(`Warning: GvasText contains zero-length string array, converting to null`);
+            // console.log(`Warning: GvasText contains zero-length string array, converting to null`);
             return null;
         }
         if (1 !== value.length) throw new Error('Expected single entry in simple GvasText');