diff --git a/adafruit_cursorcontrol/cursorcontrol.py b/adafruit_cursorcontrol/cursorcontrol.py
index ffe36bd..078fee6 100644
--- a/adafruit_cursorcontrol/cursorcontrol.py
+++ b/adafruit_cursorcontrol/cursorcontrol.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def __init__(self, display=None, display_group=None, bmp=None, is_hidden=False,
             self._cursor_bitmap = self._default_cursor_bitmap()
         else:
             self._cursor_bitmap = bmp
-        self.generate_cursor(bmp)
+        self.generate_cursor(self._cursor_bitmap)
     # pylint: enable=too-many-arguments,line-too-long
 
     def __enter__(self):