diff --git a/Examples/Tests/index.ios.js b/Examples/Tests/index.ios.js
index f5327b95624697c63a3bbab4633b8f1f10191f45..3ab2021b3b947fd1ed7518c050641d2f1a9f81ae 100644
--- a/Examples/Tests/index.ios.js
+++ b/Examples/Tests/index.ios.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const Tests = React.createClass({
       <HelloGL width={64} height={64} />;
 
     const txt =
-      <View style={{ width: 800, height: 800, position: "relative" }}>
+      <View style={{ width: 800, height: 800, position: "relative", backgroundColor: "transparent" }}>
         {[0,1,2,3].map(i => <Text style={{
           position: "absolute",
           top: 40+200*i,
diff --git a/RNGL/GLCanvas.m b/RNGL/GLCanvas.m
index 253414461369005efc89f306a659d24a53628e06..ea40e9b0e4f4d4e02158f71a062e2edb71ee8a8f 100644
--- a/RNGL/GLCanvas.m
+++ b/RNGL/GLCanvas.m
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ NSString* srcResource (id res)
             }
             if (image == nil) {
               image = [[GLImage alloc] initWithBridge:_bridge withOnLoad:^{
-                [self setNeedsDisplay];
+                [self requestSyncData];
               }];
               image.src = src;
               images[src] = image;