diff --git a/birb/core/scenemanager.lua b/birb/core/scenemanager.lua
index 6344b02..eafdb92 100644
--- a/birb/core/scenemanager.lua
+++ b/birb/core/scenemanager.lua
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ function SceneManager:setScene(scene)
   self.nextScene = scene
 end
 
+function SceneManager:getScene()
+  return self.nextScene or self.currentScene
+end
+
 function SceneManager:haveStoredScene(name)
   return (self.storage[name] ~= nil)
 end
diff --git a/birb/modules/gui/elements/parent.lua b/birb/modules/gui/elements/parent.lua
index cb369a6..a82244c 100644
--- a/birb/modules/gui/elements/parent.lua
+++ b/birb/modules/gui/elements/parent.lua
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ function GuiElement:new(name, x, y, w, h)
 end
 
 function GuiElement:initWrapper()
-    self.scene = core.scenemanager.nextScene or core.scenemanager.currentScene
+    self.scene = core.scenemanager:getScene()
     self.gui = self.scene.gui
     self.assets = self.scene.assets
 end
diff --git a/birb/modules/gui/menus/widgets/base.lua b/birb/modules/gui/menus/widgets/base.lua
index ca106f6..b373d52 100644
--- a/birb/modules/gui/menus/widgets/base.lua
+++ b/birb/modules/gui/menus/widgets/base.lua
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function BaseWidget:new(menuName)
 end
 
 function BaseWidget:initWrapper()
-    self.scene = core.scenemanager.nextScene or core.scenemanager.currentScene
+    self.scene = core.scenemanager:getScene()
     self.gui = self.scene.gui
     self.assets = self.scene.assets
 end
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ function BaseWidget:getMenuByName(name)
 end
 
 function BaseWidget:getScene()
-    return core.scenemanager.nextScene or core.scenemanager.currentScene
+    return core.scenemanager:getScene()
 end
 
 function BaseWidget:getAssets()
-    local scene = core.scenemanager.nextScene or core.scenemanager.currentScene
+    local scene = core.scenemanager:getScene()
     return scene.assets
 end
 
diff --git a/birb/modules/gui/screen.lua b/birb/modules/gui/screen.lua
index 4a6eb49..52b130c 100644
--- a/birb/modules/gui/screen.lua
+++ b/birb/modules/gui/screen.lua
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function GuiScreen:new(name, controller)
 end
 
 function GuiScreen:initWrapper()
-    local scene = core.scenemanager.nextScene or core.scenemanager.currentScene
+    local scene = core.scenemanager:getScene()
     self.scene = scene
     self.gui = scene.gui
     self.assets = scene.assets
diff --git a/birb/modules/gui/textmenu/init.lua b/birb/modules/gui/textmenu/init.lua
index 6370ea0..cbd5a68 100644
--- a/birb/modules/gui/textmenu/init.lua
+++ b/birb/modules/gui/textmenu/init.lua
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ function TextMenu:generateSubmenu(pageName, label, parent, list, func, backWidge
 end
 
 function TextMenu:setFont(fontName)
-  local scene = core.scenemanager.currentScene
+  local scene = core.scenemanager:getScene()
   self.font = scene.assets:getFont(fontName)
 end