diff --git a/src/App.js b/src/App.js
index 220f563f8..512853200 100644
--- a/src/App.js
+++ b/src/App.js
@@ -133,11 +133,8 @@ export default {
     userBackground() {
       return this.currentUser.background_image
     },
-    instanceBackground() {
-      return this.mergedConfig.hideInstanceWallpaper ? null : this.background
-    },
     background() {
-      return this.userBackground || this.instanceBackground
+      return this.userBackground || (this.mergedConfig.hideInstanceWallpaper ? null : this.instanceBackground)
     },
     bgStyle() {
       if (this.background) {
@@ -204,7 +201,7 @@ export default {
     ]),
     ...mapState(useInstanceStore, ['styleDataUsed', 'private']),
     ...mapState(useInstanceStore, {
-      background: (store) => store.instanceIdentity.background,
+      instanceBackground: (store) => store.instanceIdentity.background,
       showFeaturesPanel: (store) => store.instanceIdentity.showFeaturesPanel,
       showInstanceSpecificPanel: (store) =>
         store.instanceIdentity.showInstanceSpecificPanel,