3 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/js/controllers/elements/body-controller.js b/js/controllers/elements/body-controller.js
index 9c427c62..0dc11b82 100755
--- a/js/controllers/elements/body-controller.js
+++ b/js/controllers/elements/body-controller.js
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ exports.BodyController = Montage.create(ElementController, {
         value: function(el, p) {
             switch(p) {
                 case "background" :
-                    return this.application.ninja.colorController.getColorObjFromCss(this.application.ninja.stylesController.getElementStyle(el, "background-color", false, true));
+                case "background-color":
+                    return this.application.ninja.colorController.getColorObjFromCss(this.application.ninja.stylesController.getElementStyle(el, "background-color"));
                 case "border":
                     return 0;
                 case "height":
@@ -47,8 +48,8 @@ exports.BodyController = Montage.create(ElementController, {
     setProperty: {
         value: function(el, p, value) {
             switch(p) {
-                case "body-background":
                 case "background":
+                case "background-color":
                     this.application.ninja.stylesController.setElementStyle(el, "background-color", value);
                     break;
                 case "overflow":
diff --git a/js/controllers/elements/controller-factory.js b/js/controllers/elements/controller-factory.js
index 3ac3fe14..2d2a5cd1 100755
--- a/js/controllers/elements/controller-factory.js
+++ b/js/controllers/elements/controller-factory.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ var Montage         = require("montage/core/core").Montage;
 
 var BodyController = require("js/controllers/elements/body-controller").BodyController,
     BlockController = require("js/controllers/elements/block-controller").BlockController,
-    StageController = require("js/controllers/elements/stage-controller").StageController,
     ShapesController = require("js/controllers/elements/shapes-controller").ShapesController,
         ImageController = require("js/controllers/elements/image-controller").ImageController,
     VideoController = require("js/controllers/elements/video-controller").VideoController,
@@ -27,7 +26,8 @@ exports.ControllerFactory = Montage.create(Montage, {
                 if(value.indexOf("block") !== -1) {
                     return BlockController;
                 } else if(value.indexOf("stage") !== -1) {
-                    return StageController;
+//                    return StageController;
+                    alert("Calling the stage controller. Should not be calling this object");
                 } else if(value.indexOf("body") !== -1) {
                     return BodyController;
                 } else if(value.indexOf("shape") !== -1) {
diff --git a/js/controllers/styles-controller.js b/js/controllers/styles-controller.js
index 83722184..a25a05df 100755
--- a/js/controllers/styles-controller.js
+++ b/js/controllers/styles-controller.js
@@ -154,6 +154,10 @@ var stylesController = exports.StylesController = Montage.create(Component, {
                 styles['-webkit-transform-style'] = 'preserve-3d';
                 needsRule = true;
             }
+            if(this.getElementStyle(this.currentDocument.model.documentRoot, "background-color", false, false) == null) {
+                styles['background-color'] = "transparent";
+                needsRule = true;
+            }
 
             if(needsRule) {
                 rule = this.addRule('.ninja-body{}');