diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 7dae85c..2c113d4 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ plugins {
 	id 'maven-publish'
 }
 
+loom {
+	accessWidenerPath = file("src/main/resources/chipmunkmod.accesswidener")
+}
+
 sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_21
 targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_21
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/testclient/gui/OptionsScreen.java b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/testclient/gui/OptionsScreen.java
index 1d8dbd8..2320fc4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/testclient/gui/OptionsScreen.java
+++ b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/testclient/gui/OptionsScreen.java
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 package land.chipmunk.chipmunkmod.testclient.gui;
 
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.RenderSystem;
 import land.chipmunk.chipmunkmod.testclient.gui.components.Option;
 import land.chipmunk.chipmunkmod.testclient.gui.components.Module;
 import net.minecraft.client.MinecraftClient;
 import net.minecraft.client.gui.DrawContext;
+import net.minecraft.client.gui.Drawable;
 import net.minecraft.client.gui.screen.Screen;
 import net.minecraft.client.util.math.MatrixStack;
 
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ public class OptionsScreen extends Screen {
 	
 	@Override
 	public void render(DrawContext context, int mouseX, int mouseY, float delta) {
+		renderBackground(context, mouseX, mouseY, delta);
         context.fill(40, 40, width-40, height-40, backgroundColor);
 		int textWidth = MinecraftClient.getInstance().textRenderer.getWidth(getTitle());
 		AtomicInteger lineY = new AtomicInteger(70);
@@ -39,7 +42,9 @@ public class OptionsScreen extends Screen {
 			option.widget.setX(width - 50 - option.widget.getWidth());
 			option.widget.setY(textY.get() - ((option.widget.getHeight()-9)/2));
 		}
-		super.render(context, mouseX, mouseY, delta);
-		
+		// had to use access widener cause minecraft is silly and wont lemme separate background and foreground manually
+		for (Drawable drawable : this.drawables) {
+			drawable.render(context, mouseX, mouseY, delta);
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/testclient/gui/components/options/BooleanCheckboxOption.java b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/testclient/gui/components/options/BooleanCheckboxOption.java
index 3291bf0..0df540d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/testclient/gui/components/options/BooleanCheckboxOption.java
+++ b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/testclient/gui/components/options/BooleanCheckboxOption.java
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 public class BooleanCheckboxOption extends Option<Boolean> {
 	private RunnableWithParameter<Boolean> onPress = value -> {};
 
-	CheckboxWidget checkboxWidget  = CheckboxWidget.builder(Text.empty(), MinecraftClient.getInstance().textRenderer)
+	CheckboxWidget checkboxWidget = CheckboxWidget.builder(Text.empty(), MinecraftClient.getInstance().textRenderer)
 			.pos(0, 0)
 			.maxWidth(20)
 			.checked(optionValue)
@@ -19,12 +19,7 @@ public class BooleanCheckboxOption extends Option<Boolean> {
 				optionValue = !optionValue;
 				onPress.run(optionValue);
 
-				// equivalent of `checked = optionValue`, but checked is private so i have to use this :(
-				try {
-					Field checkedField = CheckboxWidget.class.getDeclaredField("checked");
-					checkedField.setAccessible(true);
-					checkedField.set(this, optionValue);
-				} catch(NoSuchFieldException | IllegalAccessException e) {e.printStackTrace();}
+				checkbox.checked = optionValue;
 			})
 			.build();
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/chipmunkmod.accesswidener b/src/main/resources/chipmunkmod.accesswidener
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dde8db5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/chipmunkmod.accesswidener
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+accessWidener v2 named
+accessible field net/minecraft/client/gui/screen/Screen drawables Ljava/util/List;
+accessible field net/minecraft/client/gui/widget/CheckboxWidget checked Z
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/resources/fabric.mod.json b/src/main/resources/fabric.mod.json
index 0f6b0d6..fa2f8e1 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/fabric.mod.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/fabric.mod.json
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
   "id": "chipmunkmod",
   "version": "${version}",
 
+  "accessWidener" : "chipmunkmod.accesswidener",
+
   "name": "ChipmunkMod (Blackilykat's fork)",
   "description": "My fork of ChipmunkMod",
   "authors": [