diff --git a/scenes/player/player.gd b/scenes/player/player.gd
index 807ba87..f41a412 100644
--- a/scenes/player/player.gd
+++ b/scenes/player/player.gd
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const DEADZONE = 0.1
 @export var max_speed: float = 300.0
 
 @onready var sprite: AnimatedSprite2D = $AnimatedSprite2D
-@onready var state_machine: StateMachine = $StateMachine
+@onready var state_machine: StateMachine = $PlayerStateMachine
 
 var h_press_tick: int = 0  ## last time horizontal axis was pressed
 var v_press_tick: int = 0  ## last time vertical axis was pressed