diff --git a/MMDrawerController/MMDrawerController.m b/MMDrawerController/MMDrawerController.m
index 5b5a393d..23fb813c 100644
--- a/MMDrawerController/MMDrawerController.m
+++ b/MMDrawerController/MMDrawerController.m
@@ -677,9 +677,9 @@ -(BOOL)automaticallyForwardAppearanceAndRotationMethodsToChildViewControllers{
 
 - (void)viewDidLoad {
 	[super viewDidLoad];
-
-	[self.childControllerContainerView setBackgroundColor:[UIColor blackColor]];
-
+    
+    [self.view setBackgroundColor:[UIColor blackColor]];
+    
 	[self setupGestureRecognizers];
 }