diff --git a/src/demo/outro.c b/src/demo/outro.c
index ad913201a..62e7b7875 100644
--- a/src/demo/outro.c
+++ b/src/demo/outro.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ videothread(void* vnc){
   uint64_t trans_channel = 0;
   channels_set_bg_alpha(&trans_channel, CELL_ALPHA_TRANSPARENT);
   channels_set_fg_alpha(&trans_channel, CELL_ALPHA_TRANSPARENT);
-  ncplane_set_base(apiap, " ", 0, trans_channel);
+  ncplane_set_base(apiap, "", 0, trans_channel);
   ncplane_set_fg_rgb(apiap, 0xc0, 0x40, 0x80);
   ncplane_set_bg_rgb(apiap, 0, 0, 0);
   ncplane_putstr_aligned(apiap, 0, NCALIGN_CENTER,