diff --git a/parallaxForeground.gd b/parallaxForeground.gd
index e0d7186..2f2b76f 100644
--- a/parallaxForeground.gd
+++ b/parallaxForeground.gd
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ sync func newSprite(choice, flipped, pos):
 	sprite.set_region_rect(disabledSprites.get_node("Sprite"+str(choice)).get_region_rect())
 	parentNode.add_child(sprite)
 	sprite.position = pos
-	sprite.z = sprite.position.y
+	sprite.z_index = sprite.position.y
 	sprite.scale= genScale(sprite.position.y)
 	sprite.flip_h = flipped
 
@@ -73,4 +73,4 @@ func _process(delta):
 		object.position.x -= delta * genSpeed(object.position.y)
 		if object.position.x<-100 and !object.is_queued_for_deletion():
 			object.queue_free()
-	
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+