diff --git a/src/plugins/lib/maps/lifewaylayer.py b/src/plugins/lib/maps/lifewaylayer.py
index 33aae64ce..d8062521b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/lib/maps/lifewaylayer.py
+++ b/src/plugins/lib/maps/lifewaylayer.py
@@ -119,10 +119,10 @@ class LifeWayLayer(gobject.GObject, osmgpsmap.GpsMapLayer):
             ctx.set_line_join(cairo.LINE_JOIN_ROUND)
             ctx.set_line_width(3)
             color = gtk.gdk.color_parse(lifeway[1])
-            ctx.set_source_rgba(color.red / 255,
-                               color.green / 255,
-                               color.blue / 255,
-                               0.1) # transparency
+            ctx.set_source_rgba(float(color.red / 65535.0),
+                                float(color.green / 65535.0),
+                                float(color.blue / 65535.0),
+                                0.1) # transparency
             ggc = drawable.new_gc()
             rds = float(lifeway[2])
             for point in lifeway[0]:
@@ -163,9 +163,9 @@ class LifeWayLayer(gobject.GObject, osmgpsmap.GpsMapLayer):
                 coord_x, coord_y = gpsmap.convert_geographic_to_screen(conv_pt)
                 map_points.append((coord_x, coord_y))
             color = gtk.gdk.color_parse(lifeway[1])
-            ctx.set_source_rgb(color.red / 255,
-                               color.green / 255,
-                               color.blue / 255)
+            ctx.set_source_rgb(float(color.red / 65535.0),
+                               float(color.green / 65535.0),
+                               float(color.blue / 65535.0))
             first = True
             for idx_pt in range(0, len(map_points)):
                 if first: