diff --git a/src/Terminal.ts b/src/Terminal.ts
index 739988da..c2d04cbb 100644
--- a/src/Terminal.ts
+++ b/src/Terminal.ts
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ export class Terminal extends EventEmitter implements ITerminal, IInputHandlingT
 
     this.charMeasure = new CharMeasure(document, this.helperContainer);
 
-    this.renderer = new Renderer(this, this.options.theme, this.options.allowTransparency);
+    this.renderer = new Renderer(this, this.options.theme);
     this.options.theme = null;
     this.viewport = new Viewport(this, this.viewportElement, this.viewportScrollArea, this.charMeasure);
     this.viewport.onThemeChanged(this.renderer.colorManager.colors);
diff --git a/src/renderer/Renderer.ts b/src/renderer/Renderer.ts
index 27ba76ad..3ba896a6 100644
--- a/src/renderer/Renderer.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/Renderer.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export class Renderer extends EventEmitter implements IRenderer {
   public colorManager: ColorManager;
   public dimensions: IRenderDimensions;
 
-  constructor(private _terminal: ITerminal, theme: ITheme, alpha: boolean) {
+  constructor(private _terminal: ITerminal, theme: ITheme) {
     super();
     this.colorManager = new ColorManager();
     if (theme) {
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export class Renderer extends EventEmitter implements IRenderer {
     }
 
     this._renderLayers = [
-      new TextRenderLayer(this._terminal.element, 0, alpha, this.colorManager.colors),
+      new TextRenderLayer(this._terminal.element, 0, this.colorManager.colors, this._terminal.options.allowTransparency),
       new SelectionRenderLayer(this._terminal.element, 1, this.colorManager.colors),
       new LinkRenderLayer(this._terminal.element, 2, this.colorManager.colors, this._terminal),
       new CursorRenderLayer(this._terminal.element, 3, this.colorManager.colors)
diff --git a/src/renderer/TextRenderLayer.ts b/src/renderer/TextRenderLayer.ts
index fd8acbdf..c5198e15 100644
--- a/src/renderer/TextRenderLayer.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/TextRenderLayer.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export class TextRenderLayer extends BaseRenderLayer {
   private _characterFont: string;
   private _characterOverlapCache: { [key: string]: boolean } = {};
 
-  constructor(container: HTMLElement, zIndex: number, alpha: boolean, colors: IColorSet) {
+  constructor(container: HTMLElement, zIndex: number, colors: IColorSet, alpha: boolean) {
     super(container, 'text', zIndex, alpha, colors);
     this._state = new GridCache<CharData>();
   }