diff --git a/src/main.d b/src/main.d
index 94105dbf..822ecec8 100644
--- a/src/main.d
+++ b/src/main.d
@@ -12,10 +12,7 @@ void main(string[] args) {
 
     if (args.length > 1) {
         filename = args[1];
-        if (!exists(filename)) {
-            File file = File(filename, "w");
-            file.close();
-        } else {
+        if (exists(filename)) {
             if (isDir(filename)) {
                 writeln(filename, " is a directory");
                 return;
diff --git a/src/view.d b/src/view.d
index 77b1048a..908fdb3c 100644
--- a/src/view.d
+++ b/src/view.d
@@ -182,12 +182,12 @@ class View {
             // Write the line number
             string lineNum = to!string(i + topline + 1);
             foreach (_; 0 .. maxLength - lineNum.length) {
-                setCell(cast(int) x++, cast(int) y, ' ', Color.basic, Color.black);
+                setCell(cast(int) x++, cast(int) y, ' ', Color.basic, Color.basic);
             }
             foreach (dchar ch; lineNum) {
-                setCell(cast(int) x++, cast(int) y, ch, Color.basic, Color.black);
+                setCell(cast(int) x++, cast(int) y, ch, Color.basic, Color.basic);
             }
-            setCell(cast(int) x++, cast(int) y, ' ', Color.basic | Attribute.bold, Color.black);
+            setCell(cast(int) x++, cast(int) y, ' ', Color.basic, Color.basic);
 
             // Write the line
             foreach (dchar ch; line) {