diff --git a/Entities/SeekerBarrierColorController.cs b/Entities/SeekerBarrierColorController.cs
index c933cae..c1bd899 100644
--- a/Entities/SeekerBarrierColorController.cs
+++ b/Entities/SeekerBarrierColorController.cs
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ private static void onSeekerBarrierRendererRender(On.Celeste.SeekerBarrierRender
                 GameplayRenderer.End();
 
                 // first, build the scene with background + gameplay that was rendered so far.
-                self.ensureBufferIsCorrect();
+                controllerOnScreen.ensureBufferIsCorrect();
                 Engine.Instance.GraphicsDevice.SetRenderTarget(controllerOnScreen.levelRenderTarget);
                 Engine.Instance.GraphicsDevice.Clear(Color.Transparent);
                 level.Background.Render(level);