2 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 0a2629b4..c9e0b69c 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+- fix display "please wait" message while loading a tool
+
 Version 13.8 - 31 October 2016, Thierry Vignaud
 
 - fix gtk+ warnings about deprecated style property
diff --git a/control-center b/control-center
index 41115b7d..d80cc369 100755
--- a/control-center
+++ b/control-center
@@ -1069,6 +1069,7 @@ $wait_darea->signal_connect(draw => sub {
     }
     Gtk3::Gdk::cairo_set_source_pixbuf($cr, $pixbuf, $w->{pix_yy}, $w->{pix_xx}); #0, 0);
     $cr->paint;
+    $cr->set_source_rgb(0, 0, 0);
     $cr->move_to($w->{text_yy}, $w->{text_xx});
     Pango::Cairo::show_layout($cr, $w->{layout});
     $run_counter += $run_counter_add;