diff --git a/modules/globebrowsing/src/tileprovider/videotileprovider.cpp b/modules/globebrowsing/src/tileprovider/videotileprovider.cpp
index b831c20356..0eb405eba5 100644
--- a/modules/globebrowsing/src/tileprovider/videotileprovider.cpp
+++ b/modules/globebrowsing/src/tileprovider/videotileprovider.cpp
@@ -127,8 +127,6 @@ namespace {
 
 namespace openspace::globebrowsing {
 
-int VideoTileProvider::_wakeup = 0;
-
 bool checkMpvError(int status) {
     if (status < 0) {
         LERROR(fmt::format("Libmpv API error: {}", mpv_error_string(status)));
@@ -143,10 +141,10 @@ void* getOpenGLProcAddress(void*, const char* name) {
     );
 }
 
-void VideoTileProvider::on_mpv_render_update(void*) {
+void VideoTileProvider::on_mpv_render_update(void* ctx) {
     // The wakeup flag is set here to enable the mpv_render_context_render 
     // path in the main loop.
-    _wakeup = 1;
+    static_cast<VideoTileProvider*>(ctx)->_wakeup = 1;
 }
 
 void VideoTileProvider::observePropertyMpv(std::string name, mpv_format format, 
@@ -407,7 +405,7 @@ void VideoTileProvider::initializeMpv() {
     mpv_render_context_set_update_callback(
         _mpvRenderContext, 
         on_mpv_render_update, 
-        nullptr
+        this
     );
 
     // Load file
diff --git a/modules/globebrowsing/src/tileprovider/videotileprovider.h b/modules/globebrowsing/src/tileprovider/videotileprovider.h
index 7725651598..ba6f30c041 100644
--- a/modules/globebrowsing/src/tileprovider/videotileprovider.h
+++ b/modules/globebrowsing/src/tileprovider/videotileprovider.h
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ private:
     void handleMpvProperties(mpv_event* event);
     void swapBuffersMpv(); // Called in postDraw
     void cleanUpMpv(); // Called in internalDeinitialze
-    static void on_mpv_render_update(void*);
+    static void on_mpv_render_update(void*); // Has to be static because of C api
     void observePropertyMpv(std::string name, mpv_format format, LibmpvPropertyKey key);
     void setPropertyStringMpv(std::string name, std::string value);
     void seekToTime(double time);
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ private:
     std::unique_ptr<ghoul::opengl::Texture>_frameTexture = nullptr;
     mpv_opengl_fbo _mpvFbo;
     GLuint _fbo = 0;
-    static int _wakeup;
+    int _wakeup = 0;
     bool _didRender = false;
     bool _isPaused = false;