diff --git a/tests/modetest/modetest.c b/tests/modetest/modetest.c
index 975dcbcd..8d71f08b 100644
--- a/tests/modetest/modetest.c
+++ b/tests/modetest/modetest.c
@@ -1393,7 +1393,7 @@ static void set_mode(struct device *dev, struct pipe_arg *pipes, unsigned int co
 
 	bo = bo_create(dev->fd, pipes[0].fourcc, dev->mode.width,
 		       dev->mode.height, handles, pitches, offsets,
-		       UTIL_PATTERN_SMPTE);
+		       UTIL_PATTERN_PLAIN);
 	if (bo == NULL)
 		return;
 
@@ -2080,7 +2080,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 			if (drop_master)
 				drmDropMaster(dev.fd);
 
-			getchar();
+			// getchar();
 
 			if (test_cursor)
 				clear_cursors(&dev);
diff --git a/tests/util/pattern.c b/tests/util/pattern.c
index 9fa0a417..b8d162f2 100644
--- a/tests/util/pattern.c
+++ b/tests/util/pattern.c
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ static void fill_plain(void *planes[3],
 		       unsigned int height,
 		       unsigned int stride)
 {
-	memset(planes[0], 0x77, stride * height);
+	memset(planes[0], 0x00, stride * height);
 }
 
 /*