diff --git a/src/textual/demo/game.py b/src/textual/demo/game.py
index 116f076f71..64f4e3c814 100644
--- a/src/textual/demo/game.py
+++ b/src/textual/demo/game.py
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ def on_mount(self) -> None:
             width, height = self.tile_size
             self.styles.width = width
             self.styles.height = height
-            column, row = self.position
+            column, row = self.start_position
             self.set_scroll(column * width, row * height)
         self.offset = self.position * self.tile_size