diff --git a/src/Background/BackgroundManager.vala b/src/Background/BackgroundManager.vala
index 9c12f8e6d..d39abe69c 100644
--- a/src/Background/BackgroundManager.vala
+++ b/src/Background/BackgroundManager.vala
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public class Gala.BackgroundManager : Meta.BackgroundGroup {
 
     construct {
         background_source = BackgroundCache.get_default ().get_background_source (wm.get_display ());
-        background_actor = create_background_actor ();
+        update_background_actor (false);
 
         destroy.connect (on_destroy);
     }