diff --git a/data/assets/scene/solarsystem/planets/mercury/default_layers.asset b/data/assets/scene/solarsystem/planets/mercury/default_layers.asset
index b5b9eba9b5..3379168eec 100644
--- a/data/assets/scene/solarsystem/planets/mercury/default_layers.asset
+++ b/data/assets/scene/solarsystem/planets/mercury/default_layers.asset
@@ -33,13 +33,15 @@ asset.require("./layers/colorlayers/fesimap_02122015")
 asset.require("./layers/colorlayers/mgsimap_02122015")
 asset.require("./layers/colorlayers/ssimap_02122015")
 
-asset.require("./layers/heightlayers/messenger_dem_utah")
+local heightLayer = asset.require("./layers/heightlayers/messenger_dem_utah")
 
 -- Set enabled layers (temporary solution)
 -- @TODO: do this using a boolean that's passed to the 'asset.require' instead 
 asset.onInitialize(function () 
   openspace.setPropertyValueSingle("Scene.Mercury.Renderable.Layers.ColorLayers." ..
   colorLayer.layer.Identifier .. ".Enabled", true)
+  openspace.setPropertyValueSingle("Scene.Mercury.Renderable.Layers.HeightLayers." ..
+  heightLayer.layer.Identifier .. ".Enabled", true)
 end)
 
 
diff --git a/data/assets/scene/solarsystem/planets/mercury/layers/heightlayers/messenger_dem_utah.asset b/data/assets/scene/solarsystem/planets/mercury/layers/heightlayers/messenger_dem_utah.asset
index b2bc20cf7e..a2d24d2ee9 100644
--- a/data/assets/scene/solarsystem/planets/mercury/layers/heightlayers/messenger_dem_utah.asset
+++ b/data/assets/scene/solarsystem/planets/mercury/layers/heightlayers/messenger_dem_utah.asset
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ local layer = {
   Identifier = "Messenger_DEM_Utah",
   Name = "Messenger DEM [Utah]",
   FilePath = asset.localResource("messenger_dem_utah.wms"),
+  Settings = {
+    Gamma = 1.59,
+    Multiplier = 1.38
+  },
   TilePixelSize = 64
 }