diff --git a/stepmania/src/Background.cpp b/stepmania/src/Background.cpp
index 9a3c9f81c6..d52fc4b0f0 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Background.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Background.cpp
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ void Background::LoadFromSong( Song* pSong )
 		m_BackgroundMode = MODE_ANIMATIONS;
 
 
-	const CString sSongBackgroundPath = sSongBackgroundPath;
+	const CString sSongBackgroundPath = pSong->HasBackground() ? pSong->GetBackgroundPath() : THEME->GetPathTo("Graphics","fallback background");
 
 	//
 	// Load the static background that will before notes start and after notes end