diff --git a/examples/mqtt.py b/examples/mqtt.py
index b9c6303..7297026 100644
--- a/examples/mqtt.py
+++ b/examples/mqtt.py
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ def on_message(client, userdata, msg):
         line = 60
 
     print(line)
-    drawblack.rectangle((150, line, 220, 50), fill = 0)
+    drawblack.rectangle((150, line, 220, 50), fill = 255)
     drawblack.text((150, line), msg.payload.decode(), font = font10, fill = 0)
     epd.DisplayPartial(epd.getbuffer(HBlackimage))
-    time.sleep(1)
+    time.sleep(10)
     #print(f"`{msg.topic}`: `{msg.payload.decode()}`")
 
 Connected = False   #global variable for the state of the connection