diff --git a/terminator b/terminator
index 5d449e6b..3ffb1a09 100755
--- a/terminator
+++ b/terminator
@@ -174,14 +174,3 @@ See the following bug report for more details:
 
   gtk.main()
 
-  try:
-    import pynotify
-    pynotify.init(APP_NAME.capitalize())
-    icontheme = gtk.IconTheme()
-    icon = icontheme.lookup_icon(APP_NAME, 48, 0)
-    notification = pynotify.Notification('Terminator', "I'll be back", icon.get_filename())
-    notification.set_urgency(pynotify.URGENCY_LOW)
-    notification.show()
-  except:
-    pass
-
diff --git a/terminatorlib/terminator.py b/terminatorlib/terminator.py
index 9fc6224d..c3591c57 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/terminator.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/terminator.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ except:
            "hide_window is not available."))
   pass
 
-class TerminatorWindowTitle():
+class TerminatorWindowTitle:
   _window = None
   _appname = APP_NAME.capitalize()
   text = None
diff --git a/terminatorlib/terminatorterm.py b/terminatorlib/terminatorterm.py
index 27ad6df7..872ddf0d 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/terminatorterm.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/terminatorterm.py
@@ -740,10 +740,10 @@ text/plain
     # set transparency for the background (image)
     opacity = 65535
     if background_type in ("image", "transparent"):
-      self._vte.set_background_tint_color (bg_color)
+      self._vte.set_background_tint_color (gtk.gdk.color_parse (self.conf.background_color))
       self._vte.set_background_saturation(1 - (self.conf.background_darkness))
       opacity = int(self.conf.background_darkness * 65535)
-      dbg ('H9TRANS: Set background tint color to: %s' % bg_color)
+      dbg ('H9TRANS: Set background tint color to: %s' % self.conf.background_color)
       dbg ('H9TRANS: Set background saturation to: %s' % (1 - (self.conf.background_darkness)))
     else:
       dbg ('H9TRANS: Set background saturation to: 1')