diff --git a/js/cells/supercells/GIKSuperCell.js b/js/cells/supercells/GIKSuperCell.js
index 3e90ad33926786f86ba73e61cffe573f8dd80175..9dd68f014e4496a6c27201723670262c6f0d146d 100644
--- a/js/cells/supercells/GIKSuperCell.js
+++ b/js/cells/supercells/GIKSuperCell.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ GIKSuperCell.prototype._buildWireframe = function(mesh){
 };
 
 GIKSuperCell.prototype.getMaterial = function(){
-    return allGIKMaterials[globals.lattice.get("materialType")];
+    return allGIKMaterials[this.material];
 };
 
 GIKSuperCell.prototype.setMode = function(mode){