diff --git a/src/hci/mucurses/wininit.c b/src/hci/mucurses/wininit.c
index 1bffe2e47..134ea944e 100644
--- a/src/hci/mucurses/wininit.c
+++ b/src/hci/mucurses/wininit.c
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@
 WINDOW *initscr ( void ) {
 	/* determine console size */
 	/* initialise screen */
+	curscr->init( curscr );
 	stdscr->height = LINES;
 	stdscr->width = COLS;
-	/* set previously unknown window attributes */
-	/* refresh screen */
+	werase( stdscr );
+
 	return stdscr;
 }