diff --git a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/attributeManager.py b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/attributeManager.py
index 34c0496b..3dbe28ba 100644
--- a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/attributeManager.py
+++ b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/attributeManager.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class attributeManager():
         self.currAttributeDelta = ''
         self.currAttributeCursor = None
         self.prefAttributeCursor = None
-        self.setDefaultAttributes()    
+        self.initDefaultAttributes()    
         self.prevLastCursorAttribute = None            
         self.currLastCursorAttribute = None            
         
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class attributeManager():
         self.currLastCursorAttribute = None   
     def isLastCursorAttributeChange(self):
         if self.prevLastCursorAttribute == None:
-            return True
+            return False
         return self.prevLastCursorAttribute != self.currLastCursorAttribute
     def getCurrAttributeCursor(self):
         return self.currAttributeCursor
@@ -76,7 +76,13 @@ class attributeManager():
             except:
                 pass
         return None
-    def setDefaultAttributes(self):
+    def appendDefaultAttributes(self, attribute):
+        if not attribute:
+            return
+        if len(attribute) != 10:
+            return
+        self.defaultAttributes.append(attribute)     
+    def initDefaultAttributes(self):
         self.defaultAttributes = [None]
         self.defaultAttributes.append([
             'default', # fg
@@ -89,19 +95,7 @@ class attributeManager():
             False, # blink
             'default', # fontsize
             'default' # fontfamily
-        ]) #end attribute             
-        self.defaultAttributes.append([
-            'white', # fg
-            'black', # bg
-            False, # bold
-            False, # italics
-            False, # underscore
-            False, # strikethrough
-            False, # reverse
-            False, # blink
-            'default', # fontsize
-            'default' # fontfamily
-        ]) #end attribute    
+        ]) #end attribute              
     def isDefaultAttribute(self,attribute):
         return attribute in self.defaultAttributes
     def hasAttributes(self, cursor, update=True):
@@ -110,16 +104,19 @@ class attributeManager():
         cursorPos = cursor.copy()
         try:
             attribute = self.getAttributeByXY( cursorPos['x'], cursorPos['y'])
-
-            if self.isDefaultAttribute(attribute):
-                return False
+            
             if update:
                 self.setLastCursorAttribute(attribute)            
             if not self.isLastCursorAttributeChange():
                 return False
+
+            if self.isDefaultAttribute(attribute):
+                return False
+
         except Exception as e:
             return False
         return True
+
     def formatAttributes(self, attribute, attributeFormatString = ''):
         # "black",
         # "red",
diff --git a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/screenManager.py b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/screenManager.py
index 12d22330..e3347ceb 100644
--- a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/screenManager.py
+++ b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/screenManager.py
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ class screenManager():
                         self.env['runtime']['attributeManager'].setAttributeCursor(attributeCursor)
                         self.env['runtime']['attributeManager'].setAttributeDelta(attributeDelta)                    
         except Exception as e:
-            print(e)
             self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut('screenManager:update:highlight: ' + str(e),debug.debugLevel.ERROR) 
 
     def isSuspendingScreen(self, screen = None):
diff --git a/src/fenrirscreenreader/screenDriver/vcsaDriver.py b/src/fenrirscreenreader/screenDriver/vcsaDriver.py
index ce945753..1cedc20f 100644
--- a/src/fenrirscreenreader/screenDriver/vcsaDriver.py
+++ b/src/fenrirscreenreader/screenDriver/vcsaDriver.py
@@ -34,6 +34,18 @@ class driver(screenDriver):
         self.hichar = None        
     def initialize(self, environment):
         self.env = environment
+        self.env['runtime']['attributeManager'].appendDefaultAttributes([
+            self.fgColorValues[7], # fg
+            self.bgColorValues[0], # bg
+            False, # bold
+            False, # italics
+            False, # underscore
+            False, # strikethrough
+            False, # reverse
+            False, # blink
+            'default', # fontsize
+            'default' # fontfamily
+        ]) #end attribute   )
         self.env['runtime']['processManager'].addCustomEventThread(self.updateWatchdog, multiprocess=True)        
     def getCurrScreen(self):
         self.env['screen']['oldTTY'] = self.env['screen']['newTTY']
@@ -205,8 +217,8 @@ class driver(screenDriver):
                     #ink = 7
                     #paper = 0
                     #ch = ' ' 
-                    charAttrib = (
-                    self.fgColorValues[15], # fg
+                    charAttrib = [
+                    self.fgColorValues[7], # fg
                     self.bgColorValues[0], # bg
                     False, # bold
                     False, # italics
@@ -215,7 +227,7 @@ class driver(screenDriver):
                     False, # reverse
                     False, # blink
                     'default', # fontsize
-                    'default') # fontfamily
+                    'default'] # fontfamily
                     lineAttrib.append(charAttrib)
                     lineText += ' '
                     continue
@@ -229,6 +241,8 @@ class driver(screenDriver):
                 blink = 0
                 if attr & 1: 
                     blink = 1
+                # blink seems to be set always, ignore for now
+                blink = 0 
                 bold = 0 
                 if attr & 16:
                     bold = 1
@@ -240,7 +254,7 @@ class driver(screenDriver):
                     lineText += self.charmap[ch]            
                 except KeyError:
                     lineText += '?'
-                charAttrib = (
+                charAttrib = [
                 self.fgColorValues[ink],
                 self.bgColorValues[paper],
                 bold == 1, # bold
@@ -250,7 +264,7 @@ class driver(screenDriver):
                 False, # reverse
                 blink == 1, # blink
                 'default', # fontsize
-                'default') # fontfamily
+                'default'] # fontfamily
                 lineAttrib.append(charAttrib)
             allText += lineText
             if y + 1 < rows: