diff --git a/app/src/app.js b/app/src/app.js
index 1bee321..3d199ec 100644
--- a/app/src/app.js
+++ b/app/src/app.js
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ export default class App {
     animatePodCreation(originalPod, globalPosition) {
         const pod = new Pod(originalPod.pod, null, this.tooltip)
         pod.draw()
+        pod.blendMode = PIXI.BLEND_MODES.ADD
         pod.interactive = false
         const targetPosition = globalPosition
         const angle = Math.random()*Math.PI*2
@@ -191,6 +192,7 @@ export default class App {
     animatePodDeletion(originalPod, globalPosition) {
         const pod = new Pod(originalPod.pod, null, this.tooltip)
         pod.draw()
+        pod.blendMode = PIXI.BLEND_MODES.ADD
         const globalCenter = new PIXI.Point(globalPosition.x + pod.width/2, globalPosition.y + pod.height/2)
         const blur = new PIXI.filters.BlurFilter(4)
         pod.filters = [blur]
diff --git a/app/src/pod.js b/app/src/pod.js
index 3280f04..f864d64 100644
--- a/app/src/pod.js
+++ b/app/src/pod.js
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ export class Pod extends PIXI.Graphics {
         if (this.pod.deleted) {
             if (!this.cross) {
                 const cross = new PIXI.Graphics()
-                cross.lineStyle(3, 0xff6666, 1)
+                cross.lineStyle(3, 0xff0000, 1)
                 cross.moveTo(0, 0)
                 cross.lineTo(10, 10)
                 cross.moveTo(10, 0)
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ export class Pod extends PIXI.Graphics {
                 cross.pivot.y = 5
                 cross.x = 5
                 cross.y = 5
+                cross.blendMode = PIXI.BLEND_MODES.ADD
                 this.addChild(cross)
                 this.cross = cross
             }