diff --git a/damus/Components/Gradients/DamusGradient.swift b/damus/Components/Gradients/DamusGradient.swift
index 90434a91..1f2d3b86 100644
--- a/damus/Components/Gradients/DamusGradient.swift
+++ b/damus/Components/Gradients/DamusGradient.swift
@@ -14,9 +14,13 @@ fileprivate let damus_grad = [damus_grad_c1, damus_grad_c2, damus_grad_c3]
 
 struct DamusGradient: View {
     var body: some View {
-        LinearGradient(colors: damus_grad, startPoint: .bottomLeading, endPoint: .topTrailing)
+        DamusGradient.gradient
             .edgesIgnoringSafeArea([.top,.bottom])
     }
+    
+    static var gradient: LinearGradient {
+         LinearGradient(colors: damus_grad, startPoint: .bottomLeading, endPoint: .topTrailing)
+    }
 }
 
 struct DamusGradient_Previews: PreviewProvider {