diff --git a/scenes/err-scene b/scenes/err-scene
index 5be2ed7..4944df3 100644
--- a/scenes/err-scene
+++ b/scenes/err-scene
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-type=end
+TYPE end
 
 STORY
 Uh oh. Seems like we have a problem, %name%.
diff --git a/scenes/start b/scenes/start
index 8df1c05..3cb302e 100644
--- a/scenes/start
+++ b/scenes/start
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-type=trans
+TYPE trans
+NEXT introname
 
 STORY
 This project is primarily a GNU Screen integration demo.
diff --git a/util/showscene b/util/showscene
index 94eb65e..35a6836 100755
--- a/util/showscene
+++ b/util/showscene
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ getval="$mypath/getval"
 
 getconf()
 {
-    grep -m 1 "^$1=" <<< "$cdata" \
-        | cut -d'=' -f2
+    grep -m 1 "^$1 " <<< "$cdata" \
+        | cut -d' ' -f2-
 }
 
 setscene()
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ cdata=$(
     <<< "$scene"
 )
 
-type="$( getconf type )"
-nextscene="$( getconf next )"
+type="$( getconf TYPE )"
+nextscene="$( getconf NEXT )"
 
 # clear the screen to prepare to render the scene
 clear