diff --git a/resources/vue/components/courseware/CoursewareCanvasBlock.vue b/resources/vue/components/courseware/CoursewareCanvasBlock.vue
index 8b829b365d59170738fe38e77df90c7343db65a0..79363d51fc83e10f5079c6cd6217d5cf9f841276 100644
--- a/resources/vue/components/courseware/CoursewareCanvasBlock.vue
+++ b/resources/vue/components/courseware/CoursewareCanvasBlock.vue
@@ -341,8 +341,7 @@ export default {
                 canvas.height = 500;
             }
             this.context = canvas.getContext('2d');
-            this.currentColor = 'blue';
-            this.currentColorRGBA = this.colors['blue'];
+            this.setColor('blue');
             this.currentSize = this.sizes['normal'];
             this.currentTool = this.tools['pen'];
             this.redraw();