diff --git a/NewHorizons/Components/SizeControllers/StarEvolutionController.cs b/NewHorizons/Components/SizeControllers/StarEvolutionController.cs
index a60cccbb..13a6522d 100644
--- a/NewHorizons/Components/SizeControllers/StarEvolutionController.cs
+++ b/NewHorizons/Components/SizeControllers/StarEvolutionController.cs
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ namespace NewHorizons.Components.SizeControllers
         private float maxScale;
         private float minScale;
         private static readonly int ColorRamp = Shader.PropertyToID("_ColorRamp");
+        private static readonly int ColorTime = Shader.PropertyToID("_ColorTime");
 
         private Color _currentColour;
 
@@ -159,18 +160,20 @@ namespace NewHorizons.Components.SizeControllers
                 {
                     _currentColour = Color.Lerp(_startColour, _endColour, t);
                     supernova._surface._materials[0].Lerp(_startSurfaceMaterial, _endSurfaceMaterial, t);
-                    supernova._surface._materials[0].SetFloat("_ColorTime", t);
+                    supernova._surface._materials[0].SetFloat(ColorTime, t);
                 }
                 else
                 {
                     _currentColour = _endColour;
-                    supernova._surface._materials[0].SetFloat("_ColorTime", 1);
+                    supernova._surface._materials[0].Lerp(_startSurfaceMaterial, _endSurfaceMaterial, 1);
+                    supernova._surface._materials[0].SetFloat(ColorTime, 1);
                 }
             }
             else
             {
                 _currentColour = _startColour;
-                supernova._surface._materials[0].SetFloat("_ColorTime", 0);
+                supernova._surface._materials[0].Lerp(_startSurfaceMaterial, _endSurfaceMaterial, 0);
+                supernova._surface._materials[0].SetFloat(ColorTime, 0);
             }
 
             if (_flareEmitter != null) _flareEmitter._tint = _currentColour;