diff --git a/source/funkin/backend/shaders/FunkinShader.hx b/source/funkin/backend/shaders/FunkinShader.hx
index 5a63d804..ef91d128 100644
--- a/source/funkin/backend/shaders/FunkinShader.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/backend/shaders/FunkinShader.hx
@@ -370,15 +370,18 @@ class FunkinShader extends FlxShader implements IHScriptCustomBehaviour {
 		var field = Reflect.field(data, name);
 		var cl = Type.getClassName(Type.getClass(field));
 
-		// cant do "field is ShaderInput" for some reason
-		if (cl.startsWith("openfl.display.ShaderParameter")) {
-			var sp = cast(field, ShaderParameter<Dynamic>);
-			@:privateAccess
-			return (sp.__length > 1) ? sp.value : sp.value[0];
-		} else if (cl.startsWith("openfl.display.ShaderInput")) {
-			var si = cast(field, ShaderInput<Dynamic>);
-			return si.input;
-		}
+		// little problem we are facing boys...
+
+		// cant do "field is ShaderInput" because ShaderInput has the @:generic metadata
+		// aka instead of ShaderInput<Float> it gets built as ShaderInput_Float
+		// this should be fine tho because we check the class, and the fields dont vary based on the type
+
+		// thanks for looking in the code cne fans :D!! -lunar
+
+		if (cl.startsWith("openfl.display.ShaderParameter"))
+			return (field.__length > 1) ? field.value : field.value[0];
+		else if (cl.startsWith("openfl.display.ShaderInput"))
+			return field.input;
 		return field;
 	}