diff --git a/stepmania/src/FadingBanner.cpp b/stepmania/src/FadingBanner.cpp
index 6fc3972484..be3586a722 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/FadingBanner.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/FadingBanner.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ void FadingBanner::ScaleToClipped( float fWidth, float fHeight )
 		m_Banner[i].ScaleToClipped( fWidth, fHeight );
 }
 
+float FadingBanner::GetFadeSeconds() const
+{
+	return FADE_SECONDS;
+}
+
 void FadingBanner::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 {
 	// update children manually
diff --git a/stepmania/src/FadingBanner.h b/stepmania/src/FadingBanner.h
index 8651c04eef..fcf7b206ef 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/FadingBanner.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/FadingBanner.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ public:
 
 	bool LoadFromCachedBanner( const CString &path );
 
+	float GetFadeSeconds() const;
 	void SetMovingFast( bool fast ) { m_bMovingFast=fast; }
 	virtual void Update( float fDeltaTime );
 	virtual void DrawPrimitives();
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.cpp
index 1bd8ea4740..b5cb5285c1 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.cpp
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ void ScreenSelectMusic::CheckBackgroundRequests()
 
 	if( g_bBannerWaiting )
 	{
-		float HighQualTime = THEME->GetMetricF("FadingBanner","FadeSeconds");
+		float HighQualTime = m_Banner.GetFadeSeconds();
 
 		CString sPath;
 		if( g_StartedLoadingAt.Ago() >= HighQualTime && m_BackgroundLoader.IsCacheFileFinished(g_sBannerPath, sPath) )