diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f50b6d8..8997931 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -5055,7 +5055,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "turtle_time"
-version = "0.7.2"
+version = "0.7.3"
 dependencies = [
  "bevy",
  "bevy-inspector-egui",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 3df831c..de973dc 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "turtle_time"
-version = "0.7.2"
+version = "0.7.3"
 publish = false
 authors = ["Mike Eder <mikedernet@gmail.com>"]   # ToDo: you are the author 
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 4109e05..475d709 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ fn main() {
         .build(&mut app);
 
     app.insert_resource(Msaa::Off)
-        .insert_resource(ClearColor(Color::rgb(0.4, 0.4, 0.4)))
+        .insert_resource(ClearColor(Color::rgb(0.0, 0.3, 0.0)))
         .add_plugins(
             DefaultPlugins
                 .set(WindowPlugin {
diff --git a/src/player/systems.rs b/src/player/systems.rs
index b6e54b4..7064fda 100644
--- a/src/player/systems.rs
+++ b/src/player/systems.rs
@@ -904,6 +904,7 @@ pub fn add_player_health_bars(
 
         commands.entity(health_entity).with_children(|cb| {
             cb.spawn(SpriteBundle {
+                // black background
                 sprite: Sprite {
                     color: Color::BLACK,
                     custom_size: Some(Vec2::new(PLAYER_HEALTH_MAX as f32, TILE_SIZE / 4.)),
@@ -915,9 +916,10 @@ pub fn add_player_health_bars(
             .with_children(|parent| {
                 parent
                     .spawn(SpriteBundle {
+                        // red overlay
                         sprite: Sprite {
                             color: Color::RED,
-                            custom_size: Some(Vec2::new(PLAYER_HEALTH_MAX as f32, TILE_SIZE / 4.)),
+                            custom_size: Some(Vec2::new(PLAYER_HEALTH_MAX as f32, TILE_SIZE / 8.)),
                             ..default()
                         },
                         transform: Transform::from_xyz(0., 0., 0.2),
@@ -940,6 +942,10 @@ pub fn update_health_bars(
     for (_, health_bar, mut transform) in bars {
         let player_health = health_entities.get(health_bar.health_entity).unwrap();
         let health_percent = player_health.decimal();
+        let h = PLAYER_HEALTH_MAX as f32 * 0.5;
+        let x_offset = h - h * health_percent;
+
         transform.scale = vec3(health_percent as f32, 1.0, 1.0);
+        transform.translation = vec3(-x_offset, 0., 0.2)
     }
 }