diff --git a/pwnagotchi/ui/view.py b/pwnagotchi/ui/view.py
index e9424f8e..725f8f6c 100644
--- a/pwnagotchi/ui/view.py
+++ b/pwnagotchi/ui/view.py
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ ROOT = None
 class View(object):
     def __init__(self, config, impl, state=None):
         global ROOT
+        global WHITE
+        global BLACK
 
         # setup faces from the configuration in case the user customized them
         faces.load_from_config(config['ui']['faces'])
@@ -31,8 +33,6 @@ class View(object):
         self._invert = config['ui']['invert']
 
         if self._invert:
-            global WHITE
-            global BLACK
             WHITE = 0x00
             BLACK = 0xFF