diff --git a/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.cpp
index 61b1f12928..c64ba64c18 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.cpp
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ void PrefsManager::ReadGlobalPrefsFromIni( const IniFile &ini )
 	m_iSongsPerPlay.Set( clamp(m_iSongsPerPlay.Get(),0,MAX_SONGS_PER_PLAY) );
 	FOREACH_PlayerNumber( pn )
 		GetMemoryCardOsMountPoint(pn).Set( FixSlashes(GetMemoryCardOsMountPoint(pn)) );
+	m_BackgroundMode.Set( (BackgroundMode)clamp((int)m_BackgroundMode.Get(),0,(int)NUM_BackgroundMode-1) );
 }
 
 void PrefsManager::SaveGlobalPrefsToDisk() const
diff --git a/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.h b/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.h
index 8e4ab7f287..50a7747fbc 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public:
 	Preference<bool>	m_bShowStats;
 	Preference<bool>	m_bShowBanners;
 
-	enum BackgroundMode { BGMODE_OFF, BGMODE_ANIMATIONS, BGMODE_RANDOMMOVIES };
+	enum BackgroundMode { BGMODE_OFF, BGMODE_ANIMATIONS, BGMODE_RANDOMMOVIES, NUM_BackgroundMode };
 	Preference<BackgroundMode>		m_BackgroundMode;
 	Preference<int>		m_iNumBackgrounds;
 	Preference<float>	m_fBGBrightness;