diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 76a7c36ae6e51ffa56fe8ac5d03ea26028ebc276..ec44f3e97e19e5cf861e2e8b03550ea1ed87b23c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+0.21.8
+======
+- Do not fail if ipv6 is disabled (GNU/Linux)
+
 0.21.6
 ======
 
diff --git a/gui/qml/BackgroundImage.qml b/gui/qml/BackgroundImage.qml
index 3071bf45bf72ee79657e01a28104b22e60af12b8..aed907f6c7e8049572f3db57ec161af7d5aa0ec3 100644
--- a/gui/qml/BackgroundImage.qml
+++ b/gui/qml/BackgroundImage.qml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Rectangle {
 
     Image {
         source: parent.backgroundSrc;
-        visible: parent.backgroundVisible;
+        visible: backgroundVisible;
         fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop;
         anchors.fill: parent; 
         opacity: 0.8;