diff --git a/specter/include/specter/Icon.hpp b/specter/include/specter/Icon.hpp
index f6c789420..6b7511e44 100644
--- a/specter/include/specter/Icon.hpp
+++ b/specter/include/specter/Icon.hpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class IconAtlas {
 
 public:
   IconAtlas() = default;
-  operator bool() const { return m_tex; }
+  operator bool() const { return m_tex.operator bool(); }
   void initializeAtlas(const boo::ObjToken<boo::ITextureS>& tex) {
     m_tex = tex;
     for (size_t c = 0; c < COLS; ++c)