diff --git a/cv.typ b/cv.typ
index b036968..6f95714 100644
--- a/cv.typ
+++ b/cv.typ
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
   c.insert("text", textc)
   c.insert("heading", textc.darken(50%))
   c.insert("text_lighter", textc.lighten(25%))
+  c.insert("page_background", white)
   return c
 }
 
diff --git a/xenua_cv.typ b/xenua_cv.typ
index 381827a..6c7e181 100644
--- a/xenua_cv.typ
+++ b/xenua_cv.typ
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   set page(
     style.page.paper,
     margin: style.page.margin,
+    fill: style.colors.page_background,
     background: if style.confidential {               // look sometimes you just want to
       rotate(57deg, text(118pt, fill: rgb("FFDCD5"))[ // put a big ass "confidential" on
         *CONFIDENTIAL*                                // a document for fun, okay?