diff --git a/manimlib/mobject/svg/svg_mobject.py b/manimlib/mobject/svg/svg_mobject.py
index 2fd3ce2f..ba1b314b 100644
--- a/manimlib/mobject/svg/svg_mobject.py
+++ b/manimlib/mobject/svg/svg_mobject.py
@@ -184,8 +184,9 @@ class SVGMobject(VMobject):
         corner_radius = rect_element.getAttribute("rx")
 
         # input preprocessing
+        fill_opacity = 1
         if fill_color in ["", "none", "#FFF", "#FFFFFF"] or Color(fill_color) == Color(WHITE):
-            opacity = 0
+            fill_opacity = 0
             fill_color = BLACK  # shdn't be necessary but avoids error msgs
         if fill_color in ["#000", "#000000"]:
             fill_color = WHITE
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ class SVGMobject(VMobject):
                 stroke_width=stroke_width,
                 stroke_color=stroke_color,
                 fill_color=fill_color,
-                fill_opacity=opacity
+                fill_opacity=fill_opacity
             )
         else:
             mob = RoundedRectangle(
@@ -321,7 +322,7 @@ class SVGMobject(VMobject):
 
 class VMobjectFromSVGPathstring(VMobject):
     CONFIG = {
-        "long_lines": True,
+        "long_lines": False,
         "should_subdivide_sharp_curves": False,
         "should_remove_null_curves": False,
     }