diff --git a/engine/mail.asm b/engine/mail.asm
index 90fcc5548..0335a6dfe 100755
--- a/engine/mail.asm
+++ b/engine/mail.asm
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ MailboxPC_PrintMailAuthor: ; 0x447fb
 
 MailboxPC: ; 0x44806
 	xor a
-	ld [OBPals palette 6], a
+	ld [wCurMessageScrollPosition], a
 	ld a, 1
 	ld [wCurMessageIndex], a
 .loop
@@ -397,11 +397,11 @@ MailboxPC: ; 0x44806
 
 	ld a, [wCurMessageIndex]
 	ld [wMenuCursorBuffer], a
-	ld a, [OBPals palette 6]
+	ld a, [wCurMessageScrollPosition]
 	ld [wMenuScrollPosition], a
 	call ScrollingMenu
 	ld a, [wMenuScrollPosition]
-	ld [OBPals palette 6], a
+	ld [wCurMessageScrollPosition], a
 	ld a, [wMenuCursorY]
 	ld [wCurMessageIndex], a
 
diff --git a/wram.asm b/wram.asm
index 5c0cd5929..2f9b8dda7 100644
--- a/wram.asm
+++ b/wram.asm
@@ -1839,7 +1839,7 @@ CurElevatorFloors:: db
 
 NEXTU ; d0f0
 ; mailbox data
-	ds 1
+wCurMessageScrollPosition:: db
 wCurMessageIndex:: db
 wMailboxCount:: db
 wMailboxItems:: ds MAILBOX_CAPACITY