diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/TextureManager.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/TextureManager.js
index 9208840..c8330a5 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/TextureManager.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/TextureManager.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 {
 	texture = texture.baseTexture || texture;
 
-  var isRenderTexture = !!texture._glRenderTargets;
+    var isRenderTexture = !!texture._glRenderTargets;
 
 	if (!texture.hasLoaded)
     {
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@
     {
         if(isRenderTexture)
         {
-            renderTarget = new RenderTarget(this.gl, texture.width, texture.height, texture.scaleMode, texture.resolution);
+            var renderTarget = new RenderTarget(this.gl, texture.width, texture.height, texture.scaleMode, texture.resolution);
+            renderTarget.resize(texture.width, texture.height);
             texture._glRenderTargets[this.renderer.CONTEXT_UID] = renderTarget;
             glTexture = renderTarget.texture;
         }
@@ -69,9 +70,6 @@
 
         this._managedTextures.push(texture);
 
-
-
-
         if(texture.isPowerOfTwo)
         {
             if(texture.mipmap)
@@ -105,13 +103,18 @@
         {
             glTexture.enableLinearScaling();
         }
-
-
     }
-
-    if(isRenderTexture)
-    {
-        renderTarget.resize(texture.width, texture.height);
+    else
+    {  
+        // the textur ealrady exists so we only need to update it..   
+        if(isRenderTexture)
+        {
+            texture._glRenderTargets[this.renderer.CONTEXT_UID].resize(texture.width, texture.height);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            glTexture.upload(texture.source);
+        }
     }
 
     return  glTexture;

diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/TextureManager.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/TextureManager.js
index 9208840..c8330a5 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/TextureManager.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/TextureManager.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 {
 	texture = texture.baseTexture || texture;
 
-  var isRenderTexture = !!texture._glRenderTargets;
+    var isRenderTexture = !!texture._glRenderTargets;
 
 	if (!texture.hasLoaded)
     {
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@
     {
         if(isRenderTexture)
         {
-            renderTarget = new RenderTarget(this.gl, texture.width, texture.height, texture.scaleMode, texture.resolution);
+            var renderTarget = new RenderTarget(this.gl, texture.width, texture.height, texture.scaleMode, texture.resolution);
+            renderTarget.resize(texture.width, texture.height);
             texture._glRenderTargets[this.renderer.CONTEXT_UID] = renderTarget;
             glTexture = renderTarget.texture;
         }
@@ -69,9 +70,6 @@
 
         this._managedTextures.push(texture);
 
-
-
-
         if(texture.isPowerOfTwo)
         {
             if(texture.mipmap)
@@ -105,13 +103,18 @@
         {
             glTexture.enableLinearScaling();
         }
-
-
     }
-
-    if(isRenderTexture)
-    {
-        renderTarget.resize(texture.width, texture.height);
+    else
+    {  
+        // the textur ealrady exists so we only need to update it..   
+        if(isRenderTexture)
+        {
+            texture._glRenderTargets[this.renderer.CONTEXT_UID].resize(texture.width, texture.height);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            glTexture.upload(texture.source);
+        }
     }
 
     return  glTexture;
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index 037e736..9bc758d 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -109,8 +109,6 @@
      *
      * @member {PIXI.FilterManager}
      */
-
-
     this._initContext();
 
     this.filterManager = new FilterManager(this);
@@ -275,7 +273,7 @@
     this._activeRenderTarget.transform = matrix;
 };
 
-//TOOD - required?
+
 WebGLRenderer.prototype.bindRenderTexture = function (renderTexture, transform)
 {
     if(renderTexture)
@@ -376,7 +374,6 @@
 
 /**
  * resets WebGL state so you can render things however you fancy!
- * @return {[type]} [description]
  */
 WebGLRenderer.prototype.reset = function ()
 {

diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/TextureManager.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/TextureManager.js
index 9208840..c8330a5 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/TextureManager.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/TextureManager.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 {
 	texture = texture.baseTexture || texture;
 
-  var isRenderTexture = !!texture._glRenderTargets;
+    var isRenderTexture = !!texture._glRenderTargets;
 
 	if (!texture.hasLoaded)
     {
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@
     {
         if(isRenderTexture)
         {
-            renderTarget = new RenderTarget(this.gl, texture.width, texture.height, texture.scaleMode, texture.resolution);
+            var renderTarget = new RenderTarget(this.gl, texture.width, texture.height, texture.scaleMode, texture.resolution);
+            renderTarget.resize(texture.width, texture.height);
             texture._glRenderTargets[this.renderer.CONTEXT_UID] = renderTarget;
             glTexture = renderTarget.texture;
         }
@@ -69,9 +70,6 @@
 
         this._managedTextures.push(texture);
 
-
-
-
         if(texture.isPowerOfTwo)
         {
             if(texture.mipmap)
@@ -105,13 +103,18 @@
         {
             glTexture.enableLinearScaling();
         }
-
-
     }
-
-    if(isRenderTexture)
-    {
-        renderTarget.resize(texture.width, texture.height);
+    else
+    {  
+        // the textur ealrady exists so we only need to update it..   
+        if(isRenderTexture)
+        {
+            texture._glRenderTargets[this.renderer.CONTEXT_UID].resize(texture.width, texture.height);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            glTexture.upload(texture.source);
+        }
     }
 
     return  glTexture;
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index 037e736..9bc758d 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -109,8 +109,6 @@
      *
      * @member {PIXI.FilterManager}
      */
-
-
     this._initContext();
 
     this.filterManager = new FilterManager(this);
@@ -275,7 +273,7 @@
     this._activeRenderTarget.transform = matrix;
 };
 
-//TOOD - required?
+
 WebGLRenderer.prototype.bindRenderTexture = function (renderTexture, transform)
 {
     if(renderTexture)
@@ -376,7 +374,6 @@
 
 /**
  * resets WebGL state so you can render things however you fancy!
- * @return {[type]} [description]
  */
 WebGLRenderer.prototype.reset = function ()
 {
diff --git a/src/core/textures/Texture.js b/src/core/textures/Texture.js
index 00aaa6f..c178207 100644
--- a/src/core/textures/Texture.js
+++ b/src/core/textures/Texture.js
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@
         this.frame = this._frame;
     }
 
+    this.baseTexture.on('update', this.onBaseTextureUpdated, this);
     this.emit('update', this);
 };