diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroScreen.cs
index e4cf26f2ce..25d577afb5 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroScreen.cs
@@ -252,10 +252,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
 
         private bool backgroundFaded;
 
-        protected void FadeInBackground(float fadeInTime)
+        protected void FadeInBackground(float duration = 0)
         {
+            ApplyToBackground(b => b.FadeColour(Color4.White, duration));
             backgroundFaded = true;
-            ApplyToBackground(b => b.FadeColour(Color4.White, fadeInTime));
         }
 
         public override void OnSuspending(ScreenTransitionEvent e)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroTriangles.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroTriangles.cs
index 7a5d970ef6..3cdf51a87c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroTriangles.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroTriangles.cs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
                 if (UsingThemedIntro)
                     decoupledClock.ChangeSource(Track);
 
-                LoadComponentAsync(intro = new TrianglesIntroSequence(logo, () => FadeInBackground(0))
+                LoadComponentAsync(intro = new TrianglesIntroSequence(logo, () => FadeInBackground())
                 {
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                     Clock = decoupledClock,