diff --git a/src/js/lib/ajax.js b/src/js/lib/ajax.js
index 75663388..2aa47be1 100644
--- a/src/js/lib/ajax.js
+++ b/src/js/lib/ajax.js
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ var ajax = function(opt, success, failure) {
   req.onreadystatechange = function(e) {
     if (req.readyState === 4) {
       var body = req.responseText;
-      var okay = req.status === 200;
+      var okay = req.status >= 200 && req.status < 300 || req.status === 304;
+
       try {
         if (opt.type === 'json') {
           body = JSON.parse(body);
diff --git a/src/js/ui/simply-pebble.js b/src/js/ui/simply-pebble.js
index 1a3aa95e..92ffe356 100644
--- a/src/js/ui/simply-pebble.js
+++ b/src/js/ui/simply-pebble.js
@@ -680,8 +680,11 @@ SimplyPebble.windowHide = function(id) {
   SimplyPebble.sendPacket(WindowHidePacket.id(id));
 };
 
-SimplyPebble.windowProps = function(def) {
-  SimplyPebble.sendPacket(WindowPropsPacket.prop(def));
+SimplyPebble.windowProps = function(def, backgroundColor) {
+  WindowPropsPacket
+    .prop(def)
+    .backgroundColor(backgroundColor);
+  SimplyPebble.sendPacket(WindowPropsPacket);
 };
 
 SimplyPebble.windowButtonConfig = function(def) {
@@ -746,7 +749,7 @@ SimplyPebble.card = function(def, clear, pushing) {
   if (clear !== undefined) {
     SimplyPebble.cardClear(clear);
   }
-  SimplyPebble.windowProps(def);
+  SimplyPebble.windowProps(def, 'white');
   if (def.action !== undefined) {
     SimplyPebble.windowActionBar(def.action);
   }
diff --git a/src/js/ui/text.js b/src/js/ui/text.js
index 832bd85f..5b7864f8 100644
--- a/src/js/ui/text.js
+++ b/src/js/ui/text.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ var defaults = {
   backgroundColor: 'clear',
   borderColor: 'clear',
   color: 'white',
+  font: 'gothic-24',
 };
 
 var Text = function(elementDef) {