diff --git a/js/models/message_handler.js b/js/models/message_handler.js
index dc38e4b9..74f29f6b 100644
--- a/js/models/message_handler.js
+++ b/js/models/message_handler.js
@@ -32,36 +32,25 @@ export default class MessageHandler {
   handleAddOverlay(msg) {
     const infos = msg["infos"];
     const options = convertOptionNamesToCamelCase(msg["options"] || {});
-    // Define default color for graphic overlay
-    const overlay_color = options["color"] || options["fillColor"] || "red";
-    const overlay = A.graphicOverlay({ color: overlay_color });
+    const overlay = A.graphicOverlay(options);
     this.aladin.addOverlay(overlay);
     switch (msg["region_type"]) {
       case "stcs":
-        overlay.add(A.footprintsFromSTCS(infos.stcs, options));
+        overlay.addFootprints(A.footprintsFromSTCS(infos.stcs));
         break;
       case "circle":
-        overlay.add(A.circle(infos.ra, infos.dec, infos.radius, options));
+        overlay.add(A.circle(infos.ra, infos.dec, infos.radius));
         break;
       case "ellipse":
         overlay.add(
-          A.ellipse(
-            infos.ra,
-            infos.dec,
-            infos.a,
-            infos.b,
-            infos.theta,
-            options,
-          ),
+          A.ellipse(infos.ra, infos.dec, infos.a, infos.b, infos.theta),
         );
         break;
       case "line":
-        overlay.add(
-          A.line(infos.ra1, infos.dec1, infos.ra2, infos.dec2, options),
-        );
+        overlay.add(A.line(infos.ra1, infos.dec1, infos.ra2, infos.dec2));
         break;
       case "polygon":
-        overlay.add(A.polygon(infos.vertices, options));
+        overlay.add(A.polygon(infos.vertices));
         break;
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/ipyaladin/aladin.py b/src/ipyaladin/aladin.py
index dbfb73f3..c380287f 100644
--- a/src/ipyaladin/aladin.py
+++ b/src/ipyaladin/aladin.py
@@ -395,20 +395,14 @@ def add_overlay(
 
         # Visual mapping to Aladin Lite overlay options
         if isinstance(region, Region):
-            # Check if overlay options are empty
-            if overlay_options and region.visual:
-                warnings.warn(
-                    "region visuals will be used instead of provided overlay_options",
-                    stacklevel=2,
-                )
-            if region.visual:
-                overlay_options = dict(region.visual)
-                if "linewidth" in overlay_options:
-                    overlay_options["line_width"] = overlay_options.pop("linewidth")
-                if "color" in overlay_options:
-                    overlay_options["fill_color"] = overlay_options.pop("color")
-                if "edgecolor" in overlay_options:
-                    overlay_options["color"] = overlay_options.pop("edgecolor")
+            visual = dict(region.visual)
+            if "linewidth" in visual:
+                visual["line_width"] = visual.pop("linewidth")
+            if "facecolor" in visual:
+                visual["fill_color"] = visual.pop("facecolor")
+            if "edgecolor" in visual:
+                visual["color"] = visual.pop("edgecolor")
+            overlay_options = {**overlay_options, **region.visual}
 
         # Define behavior for each region type
         region_infos = RegionInfos(region)