diff --git a/assets/templates/pause.menu b/assets/templates/pause.menu
index a54a28b..23fd150 100644
--- a/assets/templates/pause.menu
+++ b/assets/templates/pause.menu
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 &./assets/templates/default.vars
+<#background = (./assets/sprites/Background1.tif)
 
 *|Pause    |35          |$typeface|$color      |$half + 0|%12   +   0|
 @|Continue |$size|$ratio|$typeface|$color|$box1|$half + 0|%40  +   0|
diff --git a/libs/__init__.py b/libs/__init__.py
index e69de29..40a96af 100644
--- a/libs/__init__.py
+++ b/libs/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
diff --git a/src/menu.py b/src/menu.py
index 15d762a..79d2439 100644
--- a/src/menu.py
+++ b/src/menu.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class menu_template():
 
 	def __init__(self, menu_name, fade_step, fade_step2, fade_max,
 			variables, externals):
-		"""main menu"""
+		"""Initialize menu"""
 
 		# import variables
 		self.screenx = settings.screenx_current
@@ -220,10 +220,7 @@ def pause():
 	sounds.music.play("pause")
 	pygame.mouse.set_visible(True)
 
-	background = settings.screen.copy()
 	pause_menu = menu_template("pause", 5, 5, 150, {}, [])
-	pause_menu.menu.elems["surfs"]["background"] = [background,
-						pygame.Rect(0, 0, 0, 0)]
 
 	run = True