diff --git a/source/game.c b/source/game.c
index 9d1d0ee..ee4cf86 100644
--- a/source/game.c
+++ b/source/game.c
@@ -2116,12 +2116,20 @@ void game_blind_select()
                 if (top_row)
                 {
                     state = 2;
+                    timer = 0;
                 }
                 else if (current_blind != BOSS_BLIND)
                 {
                     increment_blind(BLIND_SKIPPED);
-                    state = 0;
+                    
                     background = -1; // Force refresh of the background
+                    change_background(BG_ID_BLIND_SELECT);
+
+                    for (int i = 0; i < 12; i++)
+                    {
+                        main_bg_se_copy_rect_1_tile_vert(POP_MENU_ANIM_RECT_UP, SE_UP);
+                    }
+
                     timer = 0;
                 }
             }
@@ -2143,13 +2151,13 @@ void game_blind_select()
         {
             if (timer < MENU_POP_OUT_ANIM_FRAMES)
             {
-                // TODO: Figure out why this animation doesn't display...
                 main_bg_se_copy_rect_1_tile_vert(POP_MENU_ANIM_RECT_DOWN, SE_DOWN);
             }
             // TODO: Currently selecting other blinds crashes, remove this condition once fixed
             else if (current_blind == SMALL_BLIND)
             {
                 game_set_state(GAME_PLAYING);
+                state = 0; // Reset the state
             }
             break;
         }
diff --git a/source/graphic_utils.c b/source/graphic_utils.c
index 3fb85d6..4e9ccd8 100644
--- a/source/graphic_utils.c
+++ b/source/graphic_utils.c
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ void main_bg_se_copy_rect_1_tile_vert(Rect se_rect, int direction)
         memcpy16(&se_mem[MAIN_BG_SBB][se_rect.left + SE_ROW_LEN * (y + direction)],
                  &se_mem[MAIN_BG_SBB][se_rect.left + SE_ROW_LEN * y], 
                  se_rect.right - se_rect.left + 1);
-    }   
+    }
+
+    memset16(&se_mem[MAIN_BG_SBB][se_rect.left + SE_ROW_LEN * (end)], 0x0000, se_rect.right - se_rect.left + 1); // This clears the top row when going down, or the bottom row when going up.
 }
 
 void tte_erase_rect_wrapper(Rect rect)