diff --git a/src/matlab/+D3d/+UI/InitializeMipFigure.m b/src/matlab/+D3d/+UI/InitializeMipFigure.m
index c32a31fbe777b6945fcdd97453165cd03677960c..928f1c72a7517eb79a05f33aeadd8b56a6b8311b 100644
--- a/src/matlab/+D3d/+UI/InitializeMipFigure.m
+++ b/src/matlab/+D3d/+UI/InitializeMipFigure.m
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ if (~exist('im','var') || isempty(im))
     end
 else
     MipFullIm = im;
-    imMIP = max(MipFullIm,[],3);
+    imMIP = max(ImUtils.BrightenImages(MipFullIm),[],3);
 end
 
 colors = MicroscopeData.Colors.GetChannelColors(imD);