diff --git a/asteroids/View.cc b/asteroids/View.cc
index 4b0c36c..b596e30 100644
--- a/asteroids/View.cc
+++ b/asteroids/View.cc
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ void View::DrawStars() {
 	glColor3f (1., 1., 1.);
 	glPointSize(2.);
 	glBegin(GL_POINTS);
+
 	float z_value;
 	for (i = 0; i < mBackgroundStars.size(); i++) {
 //		glPointSize (2. + 300. *mBackgroundStars.at(i).position[1]);
@@ -264,7 +265,7 @@ void View::DrawStars() {
 
 		glColor3f (z_value, z_value, z_value);
 		glVertex3f (mBackgroundStars.at(i).position[0] * world_width,
-				-1.,
+				-10.,
 				mBackgroundStars.at(i).position[2] * world_height);
 
 		mBackgroundStars.at(i).position -= vector3d(Engine::GetFrameDuration() * 0.7 * mBackgroundStars.at(i).position[1] / world_width, 0., 0.);
@@ -302,7 +303,9 @@ void View::Draw() {
 	unsigned int game_state = game_model->GetGameState();
 	unsigned int view_state = GetViewState();
 
+	glEnable (GL_DEPTH_TEST);
 	DrawStars ();
+	glDisable (GL_DEPTH_TEST);
 
 	if ( game_state == GameStateRunning 
 			|| view_state == ViewStateLevelIntro
@@ -455,6 +458,7 @@ void View::DrawUi () {
 	glMatrixMode (GL_MODELVIEW);
 	glPushMatrix ();
 	glLoadIdentity ();
+	glTranslatef (0., 1., 0.);
 
 	unsigned int game_state = GetModel()->GetGameState();
 
@@ -704,6 +708,7 @@ void View::DrawUiLevelIntro() {
 		GetModel()->SetPlayerLives(100);
 	}
 
+	glDisable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
 	glEnable(GL_BLEND);
 
 	stringstream level_info_stream;