diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/gui/MinecraftScreen.java b/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/gui/MinecraftScreen.java
index 2efa317c1..ab02fb075 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/gui/MinecraftScreen.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/gui/MinecraftScreen.java
@@ -78,9 +78,12 @@ public class MinecraftScreen
 		{
 			#if MC_VER < MC_1_20_2
 			this.renderBackground(matrices); // Render background
-			#else
+			#elif MC_VER < MC_1_21_6
 			this.renderBackground(matrices, mouseX, mouseY, delta); // Render background
+			#else
+			// background blur is already being rendered, rendering again causes the game to crash
 			#endif
+			
 			this.list.render(matrices, mouseX, mouseY, delta); // Renders the items in the render list (currently only used to tint background darker)
 			
 			screen.mouseX = mouseX;
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/gui/updater/ChangelogScreen.java b/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/gui/updater/ChangelogScreen.java
index 6e5cb4e3c..1704234eb 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/gui/updater/ChangelogScreen.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/gui/updater/ChangelogScreen.java
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ public class ChangelogScreen extends DhScreen
 		{
 			return;
 		}
+		
 		try
 		{
 			this.setupChangelog(versionID);
@@ -175,9 +176,12 @@ public class ChangelogScreen extends DhScreen
 	{
 		#if MC_VER < MC_1_20_2
 		this.renderBackground(matrices); // Render background
-		#else
+		#elif MC_VER < MC_1_21_6
 		this.renderBackground(matrices, mouseX, mouseY, delta); // Render background
+		#else
+		// background blur is already being rendered, rendering again causes the game to crash
 		#endif
+		
 		if (!this.usable)
 		{
 			return;