diff --git a/Classes/M13BadgeView.m b/Classes/M13BadgeView.m
index f0d9552..0e51a3e 100644
--- a/Classes/M13BadgeView.m
+++ b/Classes/M13BadgeView.m
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ - (void)setText:(NSString *)text
         if (_animateChanges) {
             dispatch_time_t popTime = dispatch_time(DISPATCH_TIME_NOW, (int64_t)(_animationDuration * NSEC_PER_SEC));
             dispatch_after(popTime, dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^(void){
-                textLayer.string = text;
+                self->textLayer.string = text;
             });
         } else {
             textLayer.string = text;