diff --git a/applications/bg/main.asm b/applications/bg/main.asm
index 0d7a8ba..fb2b90a 100644
--- a/applications/bg/main.asm
+++ b/applications/bg/main.asm
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 
     opton
 
-    ; open the background file and draw it
+    ; open the specified file and draw it
     ; if the file can't be opened, then just exit
     call get_current_disk_id
     mov r1, r0
-    mov r0, bg_file_name
+    pop r0
+    pop r0
     mov r2, bg_file_struct
     call open
     cmp r0, 0
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@
 
     call end_current_task
 
-bg_file_name: data.strz "bg.raw"
 bg_file_struct: data.fill 0, 32
 
     #include "../../../fox32rom/fox32rom.def"
diff --git a/base_image/startup.bat.default b/base_image/startup.bat.default
index 24330c3..9f3f3e0 100644
--- a/base_image/startup.bat.default
+++ b/base_image/startup.bat.default
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*bg;
+*bg bg.raw;
 *barclock;
 *fetcher boot;
 *terminal;