diff --git a/frontend/src/components/world/WorldMap.tsx b/frontend/src/components/world/WorldMap.tsx
index 368a9af24..a9571b1de 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/world/WorldMap.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/world/WorldMap.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class CoveyGameScene extends Phaser.Scene {
     sprite: Phaser.Types.Physics.Arcade.SpriteWithDynamicBody, label: Phaser.GameObjects.Text
   };
 
-  private id?: string;
+  private myPlayerID: string;
 
   private players: Player[] = [];
 
@@ -33,10 +33,11 @@ class CoveyGameScene extends Phaser.Scene {
 
   private emitMovement: (loc: UserLocation) => void;
 
-  constructor(video: Video, emitMovement: (loc: UserLocation) => void) {
+  constructor(video: Video, emitMovement: (loc: UserLocation) => void, myPlayerID : string) {
     super('PlayGame');
     this.video = video;
     this.emitMovement = emitMovement;
+    this.myPlayerID = myPlayerID;
   }
 
   preload() {
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ class CoveyGameScene extends Phaser.Scene {
       myPlayer = new Player(player.id, player.userName, location);
       this.players.push(myPlayer);
     }
-    if (this.id !== myPlayer.id && this.physics && player.location) {
+    if (this.myPlayerID !== myPlayer.id && this.physics && player.location) {
       let { sprite } = myPlayer;
       if (!sprite) {
         sprite = this.physics.add
@@ -433,7 +434,7 @@ class CoveyGameScene extends Phaser.Scene {
 export default function WorldMap(): JSX.Element {
   const video = Video.instance();
   const {
-    emitMovement, players,
+    emitMovement, players, myPlayerID,
   } = useCoveyAppState();
   const [gameScene, setGameScene] = useState<CoveyGameScene>();
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -452,7 +453,7 @@ export default function WorldMap(): JSX.Element {
 
     const game = new Phaser.Game(config);
     if (video) {
-      const newGameScene = new CoveyGameScene(video, emitMovement);
+      const newGameScene = new CoveyGameScene(video, emitMovement, myPlayerID);
       setGameScene(newGameScene);
       game.scene.add('coveyBoard', newGameScene, true);
       video.pauseGame = () => {
@@ -465,7 +466,7 @@ export default function WorldMap(): JSX.Element {
     return () => {
       game.destroy(true);
     };
-  }, [video, emitMovement]);
+  }, [video, emitMovement, myPlayerID]);
 
   const deepPlayers = JSON.stringify(players);
   useEffect(() => {