diff --git a/bootstrap-1.1.1.css b/bootstrap-1.1.1.css
index c270f641..778f4b63 100644
--- a/bootstrap-1.1.1.css
+++ b/bootstrap-1.1.1.css
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  *
  * Designed and built with all the love in the world @twitter by @mdo and @fat.
- * Date: Sat Aug 27 00:02:34 PDT 2011
+ * Date: Sat Aug 27 00:28:54 PDT 2011
  */
 /* Reset.less
  * Props to Eric Meyer (meyerweb.com) for his CSS reset file. We're using an adapted version here	that cuts out some of the reset HTML elements we will never need here (i.e., dfn, samp, etc).
@@ -1790,7 +1790,6 @@ button.btn::-moz-focus-inner, input[type=submit].btn::-moz-focus-inner {
   opacity: 0;
 }
 .modal-backdrop.open, .modal.open {
-  display: block;
   opacity: 1;
 }
 .modal-backdrop {
@@ -1803,7 +1802,6 @@ button.btn::-moz-focus-inner, input[type=submit].btn::-moz-focus-inner {
   z-index: 1000;
 }
 .modal {
-  display: none;
   position: fixed;
   top: 50%;
   left: 50%;
diff --git a/bootstrap-1.1.1.min.css b/bootstrap-1.1.1.min.css
index 3dd3d88b..68140d70 100644
--- a/bootstrap-1.1.1.min.css
+++ b/bootstrap-1.1.1.min.css
@@ -233,9 +233,9 @@ button.btn::-moz-focus-inner,input[type=submit].btn::-moz-focus-inner{padding:0;
 .pagination ul li.disabled a,.pagination ul li.disabled a:hover{background-color:transparent;color:#bfbfbf;}
 .pagination ul li.next a{border:0;}
 .well{background-color:#f5f5f5;margin-bottom:20px;padding:19px;min-height:20px;border:1px solid #eee;border:1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);-webkit-border-radius:4px;-moz-border-radius:4px;border-radius:4px;-webkit-box-shadow:inset 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);-moz-box-shadow:inset 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);box-shadow:inset 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);}
-.modal-backdrop,.modal{-webkit-transition:opacity 0.15s linear;-moz-transition:opacity 0.15s linear;-ms-transition:opacity 0.15s linear;-o-transition:opacity 0.15s linear;transition:opacity 0.15s linear;opacity:0;}.modal-backdrop.open,.modal.open{display:block;opacity:1;}
+.modal-backdrop,.modal{-webkit-transition:opacity 0.15s linear;-moz-transition:opacity 0.15s linear;-ms-transition:opacity 0.15s linear;-o-transition:opacity 0.15s linear;transition:opacity 0.15s linear;opacity:0;}.modal-backdrop.open,.modal.open{opacity:1;}
 .modal-backdrop{background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);position:fixed;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;z-index:1000;}
-.modal{display:none;position:fixed;top:50%;left:50%;z-index:2000;width:560px;margin:-280px 0 0 -250px;background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #999;border:1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);*border:1px solid #999;-webkit-border-radius:6px;-moz-border-radius:6px;border-radius:6px;-webkit-box-shadow:0 3px 7px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);-moz-box-shadow:0 3px 7px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);box-shadow:0 3px 7px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);-webkit-background-clip:padding-box;-moz-background-clip:padding-box;background-clip:padding-box;}.modal .modal-header{border-bottom:1px solid #eee;padding:5px 20px;}.modal .modal-header .close{position:absolute;right:10px;top:10px;color:#999;line-height:10px;font-size:18px;}
+.modal{position:fixed;top:50%;left:50%;z-index:2000;width:560px;margin:-280px 0 0 -250px;background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #999;border:1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);*border:1px solid #999;-webkit-border-radius:6px;-moz-border-radius:6px;border-radius:6px;-webkit-box-shadow:0 3px 7px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);-moz-box-shadow:0 3px 7px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);box-shadow:0 3px 7px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);-webkit-background-clip:padding-box;-moz-background-clip:padding-box;background-clip:padding-box;}.modal .modal-header{border-bottom:1px solid #eee;padding:5px 20px;}.modal .modal-header .close{position:absolute;right:10px;top:10px;color:#999;line-height:10px;font-size:18px;}
 .modal .modal-body{padding:20px;}
 .modal .modal-footer{background-color:#f5f5f5;padding:14px 20px 15px;border-top:1px solid #ddd;-webkit-border-radius:0 0 6px 6px;-moz-border-radius:0 0 6px 6px;border-radius:0 0 6px 6px;-webkit-box-shadow:inset 0 1px 0 #ffffff;-moz-box-shadow:inset 0 1px 0 #ffffff;box-shadow:inset 0 1px 0 #ffffff;zoom:1;margin-bottom:18px;margin-bottom:0;}.modal .modal-footer:before,.modal .modal-footer:after{display:table;content:"";}
 .modal .modal-footer:after{clear:both;}
diff --git a/examples/assets/js/bootstrap-modals.js b/examples/assets/js/bootstrap-modals.js
index f684be25..05a693d8 100644
--- a/examples/assets/js/bootstrap-modals.js
+++ b/examples/assets/js/bootstrap-modals.js
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
       this.$element = $(this.settings.content)
         .delegate('.close', 'click', function (e) { e.preventDefault(); that.close() })
         .appendTo(document.body)
+        .show()
 
       setTimeout(function () {
         that.$element.addClass('open')
diff --git a/examples/bootstrap-js.html b/examples/bootstrap-js.html
index 2cf54514..37aea346 100644
--- a/examples/bootstrap-js.html
+++ b/examples/bootstrap-js.html
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ $('#modal-content').modal({
           <h3>Demo</h3>
 
           <!-- sample modal content -->
-          <div id="modal-from-dom" class="modal">
+          <div id="modal-from-dom" style="display: none" class="modal">
             <div class="modal-header">
               <h3>Modal Heading</h3>
               <a href="#" class="close">&times;</a>
diff --git a/lib/patterns.less b/lib/patterns.less
index cf2edf4d..b1be9a18 100644
--- a/lib/patterns.less
+++ b/lib/patterns.less
@@ -584,7 +584,6 @@ input[type=submit].btn {
   .transition(opacity .15s linear);
   opacity: 0;
   &.open {
-    display: block;
     opacity: 1;
   }
 }
@@ -599,7 +598,6 @@ input[type=submit].btn {
   z-index: 1000;
 }
 .modal {
-  display: none;
   position: fixed;
   top: 50%;
   left: 50%;