diff --git a/shared-module/displayio/Display.c b/shared-module/displayio/Display.c
index 780c4a9136..58f91fcf82 100644
--- a/shared-module/displayio/Display.c
+++ b/shared-module/displayio/Display.c
@@ -144,19 +144,21 @@ void common_hal_displayio_display_construct(displayio_display_obj_t *self,
 //    }
 //    mp_printf(&mp_plat_print,  *circuitpython_splash);
 //    mp_printf(&mp_plat_print,  "\n");
-    common_hal_displayio_display_show(self, &circuitpython_splash);
+    //common_hal_displayio_display_show(self, &circuitpython_splash);
     common_hal_displayio_display_set_auto_refresh(self, auto_refresh);
 }
 
 void is_null(displayio_group_t *root_group){
     if (root_group == NULL){
-        mp_printf(&mp_plat_print,  "root_group is null\n");
+        mp_printf(&mp_plat_print,  "root_group is NULL\n");
+    }else{
+        mp_printf(&mp_plat_print, "root_group not NULL");
     }
 }
 
 bool common_hal_displayio_display_show(displayio_display_obj_t *self, displayio_group_t *root_group) {
     if(root_group == NULL){
-        mp_printf(&mp_plat_print,  "Its NULL fer flucks snakes\n");
+        mp_printf(&mp_plat_print,  "Its NULL inside display.show()\n");
     }
     return displayio_display_core_set_root_group(&self->core, root_group);
 }
@@ -446,7 +448,7 @@ void release_display(displayio_display_obj_t *self) {
 
 void reset_display(displayio_display_obj_t *self) {
     common_hal_displayio_display_set_auto_refresh(self, true);
-    common_hal_displayio_display_show(self, NULL);
+    common_hal_displayio_display_show(self, &circuitpython_splash);
 }
 
 void displayio_display_collect_ptrs(displayio_display_obj_t *self) {
diff --git a/shared-module/displayio/display_core.c b/shared-module/displayio/display_core.c
index 635694914f..ba931f82a4 100644
--- a/shared-module/displayio/display_core.c
+++ b/shared-module/displayio/display_core.c
@@ -165,14 +165,15 @@ void displayio_display_core_set_rotation(displayio_display_core_t *self,
 bool displayio_display_core_set_root_group(displayio_display_core_t *self, displayio_group_t *root_group) {
 
     if (root_group == NULL) { // set the display to the REPL, reset REPL position and size
-        circuitpython_splash.in_group = false;
+        //circuitpython_splash.in_group = false;
         // force the circuit_python_splash out of any group (Note: could cause problems with the parent group)
-        circuitpython_splash.x = 0; // reset position in case someone moved it.
-        circuitpython_splash.y = 0;
+        //circuitpython_splash.x = 0; // reset position in case someone moved it.
+        //circuitpython_splash.y = 0;
         mp_printf(&mp_plat_print, "Inside set root group NULL\n");
-        supervisor_start_terminal(self->width, self->height);
+        //supervisor_start_terminal(self->width, self->height);
+
+        //root_group = &circuitpython_splash;
 
-        root_group = &circuitpython_splash;
     }
     if (root_group == self->current_group) {
         return true;