diff --git a/voicegardens/static/voicegardens.js b/voicegardens/static/voicegardens.js
index c1a1d5a..7303934 100644
--- a/voicegardens/static/voicegardens.js
+++ b/voicegardens/static/voicegardens.js
@@ -56,19 +56,8 @@ var amplitude;
 var duration;
 
 // The background colour choices for the environment
-var bgChoices [
-  color("#F6B2FF"),
-  color("#F58F6C"),
-  color("#C3EFDB"),
-  color("#CFE4D9"),
-  color("#ADCA95"),
-  color("#F58F6C"),
-  color("#A5F1F7"),
-  color("#FFC266"),
-  color("#FF66BB"),
-  color("#F6B2FF"),
-];
-var bgColour = bgChoices[floor(random(0, bgChoices.length - 1))];
+var bgChoices;
+var bgColour;
 
 function record() {
   /**
@@ -532,13 +521,27 @@ function setup() {
   createCanvas(windowWidth, windowHeight);
   frameRate(frameRate);
   setupRecording();
+
+  bgChoices = [
+    color("#F6B2FF"),
+    color("#F58F6C"),
+    color("#C3EFDB"),
+    color("#CFE4D9"),
+    color("#ADCA95"),
+    color("#F58F6C"),
+    color("#A5F1F7"),
+    color("#FFC266"),
+    color("#FF66BB"),
+    color("#F6B2FF")
+  ];
+  bgColour = bgChoices[floor(random(0, bgChoices.length - 1))];
 }
 
 function draw() {
   /**
    * The draw loop which is called x times a second where x is the frameRate.
    **/
-  background(backgroundColour);
+  background(bgColour);
   blendMode(BLEND);
   smooth();
   noStroke();