diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.cpp
index 040af1302c..51a552c955 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.cpp
@@ -724,8 +724,7 @@ void ScreenSelectMusic::CheckBackgroundRequests()
 
 	if( g_bBannerWaiting )
 	{
-		float HighQualTime = m_Banner.GetFadeSeconds();
-		if( g_StartedLoadingAt.Ago() < HighQualTime )
+		if( m_Banner.GetTweenTimeLeft() > 0 )
 			return;
 
 		CString sPath;