diff --git a/manimlib/scene/scene.py b/manimlib/scene/scene.py
index 55b8c37d..10940292 100644
--- a/manimlib/scene/scene.py
+++ b/manimlib/scene/scene.py
@@ -261,10 +261,9 @@ class Scene(object):
             shell.showtraceback((etype, evalue, tb), tb_offset=tb_offset)
             if self.embed_error_sound:
                 os.system("printf '\a'")
-            self.play(VFadeInThenOut(
-                FullScreenRectangle().set_stroke(RED, 30).set_fill(opacity=0),
-                run_time=0.5,
-            ))
+            rect = FullScreenRectangle().set_stroke(RED, 30).set_fill(opacity=0)
+            rect.fix_in_frame()
+            self.play(VFadeInThenOut(rect, run_time=0.5))
 
         shell.set_custom_exc((Exception,), custom_exc)