diff --git a/Scripts/background/bg_objects/ending.lua b/Scripts/background/bg_objects/ending.lua
index ae653ee..8fb0efb 100644
--- a/Scripts/background/bg_objects/ending.lua
+++ b/Scripts/background/bg_objects/ending.lua
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 --   Graphics/game/ending_<kind>_anim/s<c>.png   -- one texture per shape
 -- The clip plays once from frame 0 and then loops from `loop_at`, at 60 fps, on the
 -- 1920x264 stage the original places at the lane (screen y 276 for 1P; the 2P
--- lane adds the skin's game_2p_offset).  The engine keeps its own ending
+-- lane is game_p2_y lower).  The engine keeps its own ending
 -- animation running for the sounds and hands the drawing to this object through
 -- Background:handle_ending / draw_ending.
 local Ending = {}
@@ -40,8 +40,11 @@ function Ending.new(kind, player_num, path)
     self.t0     = nil
     self.y      = STAGE_Y
     if player_num == 2 then
-        local off = tex.get_skin_config("game_2p_offset")
-        self.y = STAGE_Y + ((off and off.y) or 0)
+        -- the 2P lane sits at game_p2_y, the 1P lane at 184 (both x screen scale); game_2p_offset
+        -- (536) is not that distance and put the 2P banner below the screen
+        local p2 = tex.get_skin_config("game_p2_y")
+        local lane1 = 184 * tex.get_screen_scale()
+        self.y = STAGE_Y + ((p2 and p2.y) and (p2.y - lane1) or 0)
     end
     return self
 end