diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 7b95c9a..9d1c899 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -20,15 +20,15 @@
         var mast;
 
         function bgColor() {
-            console.log("innerHeight = " + window.innerHeight + ", window.scrollY = " + window.scrollY);
-            var p = ((window.innerHeight - window.scrollY) / window.innerHeight); //calulate ratio of scroll
-            console.log(p);
+            var p = ((window.innerHeight - getScrollY()) / window.innerHeight); //calulate ratio of scroll
             x.innerHTML = " " + String(parseInt(p * 100)); //display it
             var rgb = Math.floor(Math.abs(1 - p) * 255); //set the color
-            console.log(rgb);
             var colorString = "rgb(" + rgb + "," + rgb + "," + rgb + ")";
             document.body.style.backgroundColor = colorString;
-            console.log(colorString);
+        }
+        function getScrollY(){
+            //internet explorer does not have a window.scrollY property, so we need to make our own
+            return typeof window.scrollY === "undefined" ? window.pageYOffset : window.scrollY;
         }
     </script>
     <style>
diff --git a/scroll.js b/scroll.js
index ecf03cc..71cf7e5 100644
--- a/scroll.js
+++ b/scroll.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ var startTime = null;
 function smoothScroll(targetId){
     target = document.getElementById(targetId);//grab the element
     targetHeight = target.offsetTop; //get its height
-    currentHeight = window.scrollY; //grab the current scroll position
+    currentHeight = getScrollY(); //grab the current scroll position
     startTime = null; //we have to reset the start time every time the animation runs
     if(currentHeight != targetHeight){
         window.requestAnimationFrame(animateScroll);//schedule the animation
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ function smoothScroll(targetId){
 function animateScroll(timeStamp){
     if (startTime == null) startTime = timeStamp; //record the time the animation started if we're just starting
     var deltaStep = (timeStamp - startTime) * speed; //timeStamp - startTime gives us miliseconds since the animation started, we scale this down because its usually in the hundreds.
-    currentHeight = window.scrollY; //record the current scroll position of the window
+    currentHeight = getScrollY(); //record the current scroll position of the window
     var offsetScroll = targetHeight - currentHeight; //calculate how far we still need to go
     var deltaScroll = deltaStep  * offsetScroll; //decide how far to scroll this tick
     window.scroll(0, currentHeight + deltaScroll); //scroll!
-    currentHeight = window.scrollY;//re-record the current height after scrolling for comparison
+    currentHeight = getScrollY();//re-record the current height after scrolling for comparison
     if(currentHeight != targetHeight){ //schedule another tick if we need to
         window.requestAnimationFrame(animateScroll);
     }
diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index f3f0e3a..986147b 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ body {
   transition: none; }
 
 #mast {
-  background: black;
+  background: none;
   line-height: 1.2;
   color: white; }
   #mast a {
diff --git a/style.css.map b/style.css.map
index f95a4ad..945129b 100644
--- a/style.css.map
+++ b/style.css.map
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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 "names": [],
 "file": "style.css"
diff --git a/style.scss b/style.scss
index 02c0474..cb8443e 100644
--- a/style.scss
+++ b/style.scss
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ body {
 }
 
 #mast {
-    background: black; 
+    background: none; 
     line-height: 1.2;
     color: white;
     a {