diff --git a/stepmania/src/LightsManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/LightsManager.cpp
index 80a4d75b8e..06537256c4 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/LightsManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/LightsManager.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include "CommonMetrics.h"
 #include "Style.h"
 
-const RString DEFAULT_LIGHTS_DRIVER = "Null";
+const RString DEFAULT_LIGHTS_DRIVER = "SystemMessage";
 static Preference<RString> g_sLightsDriver( "LightsDriver", "" ); // "" == DEFAULT_LIGHTS_DRIVER
 Preference<float>	g_fLightsFalloffSeconds( "LightsFalloffSeconds", 0.1f );
 Preference<float>	g_fLightsAheadSeconds( "LightsAheadSeconds", 0.05f );