diff --git a/PullToMakeSoup/PullToMakeSoup/PullToMakeSoup.swift b/PullToMakeSoup/PullToMakeSoup/PullToMakeSoup.swift
index c2bb705..9780a46 100644
--- a/PullToMakeSoup/PullToMakeSoup/PullToMakeSoup.swift
+++ b/PullToMakeSoup/PullToMakeSoup/PullToMakeSoup.swift
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ open class PullToMakeSoup: PullToRefresh {
     
     public convenience init(at position: Position = .top) {
         let refreshView = Bundle(for: type(of: self)).loadNibNamed("SoupView", owner: nil, options: nil)!.first as! SoupView
+        refreshView.backgroundColor = UIColor.clear
         let animator =  SoupAnimator(refreshView: refreshView)
         self.init(refreshView: refreshView, animator: animator, height : refreshView.frame.size.height, position : position)
     }