diff --git a/src/config/worldwind.layers.xml b/src/config/worldwind.layers.xml
index d7ffef9a59..4f13effede 100644
--- a/src/config/worldwind.layers.xml
+++ b/src/config/worldwind.layers.xml
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@
     <Layer href="config/Earth/USGSTopoLowResLayer.xml" actuate="onRequest"/>
     <Layer href="config/Earth/USGSTopoMedResLayer.xml" actuate="onRequest"/>
     <Layer href="config/Earth/USGSTopoHighResLayer.xml" actuate="onRequest"/>
-    <!--<Layer className="gov.nasa.worldwind.layers.Earth.OSMMapnikLayer" actuate="onRequest"/>-->
+    <Layer className="gov.nasa.worldwind.layers.Earth.OSMMapnikLayer" actuate="onRequest"/>
     <!--<Layer className="gov.nasa.worldwind.layers.Earth.OSMCycleMapLayer" actuate="onRequest"/>-->
     <Layer className="gov.nasa.worldwind.layers.Earth.CountryBoundariesLayer" actuate="onRequest"/>
-    <Layer href="config/Earth/OpenStreetMap.xml" actuate="onRequest"/>
+    <!--<Layer href="config/Earth/OpenStreetMap.xml" actuate="onRequest"/>-->
     <!--<Layer href="config/Earth/WorldBordersShapefile.xml" actuate="onRequest"/>-->
     <Layer href="config/Earth/EarthAtNightLayer.xml" actuate="onRequest"/>
     <Layer className="gov.nasa.worldwind.layers.Earth.NASAWFSPlaceNameLayer"/>
     <Layer className="gov.nasa.worldwind.layers.WorldMapLayer"/>
     <Layer className="gov.nasa.worldwind.layers.ScalebarLayer"/>
     <Layer className="gov.nasa.worldwind.layers.CompassLayer"/>
-</LayerList>
\ No newline at end of file
+</LayerList>
diff --git a/src/gov/nasa/worldwind/layers/Earth/OSMMapnikLayer.java b/src/gov/nasa/worldwind/layers/Earth/OSMMapnikLayer.java
index 94c56d1069..decfb9580f 100644
--- a/src/gov/nasa/worldwind/layers/Earth/OSMMapnikLayer.java
+++ b/src/gov/nasa/worldwind/layers/Earth/OSMMapnikLayer.java
@@ -17,9 +17,12 @@
  */
 public class OSMMapnikLayer extends BasicMercatorTiledImageLayer
 {
+    static final double DEFAULT_OPACITY = 0.5d;
+
     public OSMMapnikLayer()
     {
         super(makeLevels());
+        setOpacity(DEFAULT_OPACITY);
     }
 
     private static LevelSet makeLevels()