diff --git a/source/funkin/ui/debug/charting/ChartEditorState.hx b/source/funkin/ui/debug/charting/ChartEditorState.hx
index 01e21cbb9..71354ef87 100644
--- a/source/funkin/ui/debug/charting/ChartEditorState.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/ui/debug/charting/ChartEditorState.hx
@@ -2000,7 +2000,6 @@ class ChartEditorState extends UIState // UIState derives from MusicBeatState
     buildGrid();
     buildMeasureTicks();
     buildNotePreview();
-    buildSelectionBox();
 
     buildAdditionalUI();
     populateOpenRecentMenu();
@@ -2329,17 +2328,6 @@ class ChartEditorState extends UIState // UIState derives from MusicBeatState
     setNotePreviewViewportBounds(calculateNotePreviewViewportBounds());
   }
 
-  function buildSelectionBox():Void
-  {
-    if (selectionBoxSprite == null) throw 'ERROR: Tried to build selection box, but selectionBoxSprite is null! Check ChartEditorThemeHandler.updateTheme().';
-
-    selectionBoxSprite.scrollFactor.set(0, 0);
-    add(selectionBoxSprite);
-    selectionBoxSprite.zIndex = 30;
-
-    setSelectionBoxBounds();
-  }
-
   function setSelectionBoxBounds(bounds:FlxRect = null):Void
   {
     if (selectionBoxSprite == null)
@@ -2361,6 +2349,19 @@ class ChartEditorState extends UIState // UIState derives from MusicBeatState
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Automatically goes through and calls render on everything you added.
+   */
+  override public function draw():Void
+  {
+    if (selectionBoxStartPos != null)
+    {
+      trace('selectionBoxSprite: ${selectionBoxSprite.visible} ${selectionBoxSprite.exists} ${this.members.contains(selectionBoxSprite)}');
+    }
+
+    super.draw();
+  }
+
   function calculateNotePreviewViewportBounds():FlxRect
   {
     var bounds:FlxRect = new FlxRect();
diff --git a/source/funkin/ui/debug/charting/handlers/ChartEditorThemeHandler.hx b/source/funkin/ui/debug/charting/handlers/ChartEditorThemeHandler.hx
index 98bb5c2c8..89fd4d5d3 100644
--- a/source/funkin/ui/debug/charting/handlers/ChartEditorThemeHandler.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/ui/debug/charting/handlers/ChartEditorThemeHandler.hx
@@ -317,6 +317,12 @@ class ChartEditorThemeHandler
         ChartEditorState.GRID_SIZE
         - (2 * SELECTION_SQUARE_BORDER_WIDTH + 8)),
       32, 32);
+
+    state.selectionBoxSprite.scrollFactor.set(0, 0);
+    state.selectionBoxSprite.zIndex = 30;
+    state.add(state.selectionBoxSprite);
+
+    state.setSelectionBoxBounds();
   }
 
   static function updateNotePreview(state:ChartEditorState):Void