diff --git a/assets/Scripts/Game/Background/Background.ts b/assets/Scripts/Game/Background/Background.ts
index 878b442..59c168f 100644
--- a/assets/Scripts/Game/Background/Background.ts
+++ b/assets/Scripts/Game/Background/Background.ts
@@ -60,14 +60,15 @@ export class Background extends Component {
             }
         } else if (this.playerGridPosX < playerGridPosX) {
             // move the first column to the right
+            const columnIndex = 0;
             for (let i = 0; i < this.rows; i++) {
-                const instancedNode = this.instancedBackgrounds[i][0];
+                const instancedNode = this.instancedBackgrounds[i][columnIndex];
                 const newPosition: Vec3 = instancedNode.worldPosition;
                 newPosition.x += this.columns * this.nodeSize;
 
                 instancedNode.setWorldPosition(newPosition);
 
-                this.instancedBackgrounds[i].splice(0, 1);
+                this.instancedBackgrounds[i].splice(columnIndex, 1);
                 this.instancedBackgrounds[i].push(instancedNode);
             }
         }
@@ -95,9 +96,10 @@ export class Background extends Component {
             this.instancedBackgrounds.unshift(nodesInRow);
         } else if (this.playerGridPosY < playerGridPosY) {
             // move the first row up
+            const rowIndex = 0;
             const nodesInRow: Node[] = [];
             for (let i = 0; i < this.columns; i++) {
-                const instancedNode = this.instancedBackgrounds[0][i];
+                const instancedNode = this.instancedBackgrounds[rowIndex][i];
                 const newPosition: Vec3 = instancedNode.worldPosition;
                 newPosition.y += this.rows * this.nodeSize;
 
@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@ export class Background extends Component {
                 nodesInRow.push(instancedNode);
             }
 
-            this.instancedBackgrounds.splice(0, 1);
+            this.instancedBackgrounds.splice(rowIndex, 1);
             this.instancedBackgrounds.push(nodesInRow);
         }