diff --git a/QRCodex.py b/QRCodex.py
index 396836f..385582a 100644
--- a/QRCodex.py
+++ b/QRCodex.py
@@ -48,10 +48,11 @@ for i, inner_list in enumerate(boolmatrix):
             color="black"
         else:
             font=fontnormal
-            color="white" if (letter == '█') else "grey"
-        # drawing a box if the letter is █
+            color="grey"
+        # drawing a black box if the letter is █
         if (letter == '█'):
-            codexdraw.rectangle([(j*textsize, i*textsize), (j*textsize+textsize, i*textsize+textsize)] , fill =color)
+            if (element):
+                codexdraw.rectangle([(j*textsize, i*textsize), (j*textsize+textsize, i*textsize+textsize)] , fill =color)
         # drawing the letter
         else:
             codexdraw.multiline_text((j*textsize+textsize/5, i*textsize-textsize/10), letter, fill =color, font =font, spacing=0, align ="left")