diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index c75bbb4..0be1910 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -258,11 +258,14 @@
 PIXI.WebGLRenderer.prototype.renderDisplayObject = function(displayObject, projection, buffer)
 {
     this.renderSession.blendModeManager.setBlendMode(PIXI.blendModes.NORMAL);
+   
     // reset the render session data..
     this.renderSession.drawCount = 0;
-    this.renderSession.currentBlendMode = 9999;
 
+    // set the default projection
     this.renderSession.projection = projection;
+
+    //set the default offset
     this.renderSession.offset = this.offset;
 
     // start the sprite batch
@@ -304,7 +307,7 @@
 };
 
 /**
- * Updates and Creates a WebGL texture
+ * Updates and Creates a WebGL texture for the renderers context
  *
  * @method updateTexture
  * @param texture {Texture} the texture to render
@@ -356,7 +359,6 @@
     this.contextLost = true;
 };
 
-
 /**
  * Handles a restored webgl context
  *
@@ -366,7 +368,6 @@
  */
 PIXI.WebGLRenderer.prototype.handleContextRestored = function()
 {
-
     this.initContext();
 
     // empty all the ol gl textures as they are useless now

diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index c75bbb4..0be1910 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -258,11 +258,14 @@
 PIXI.WebGLRenderer.prototype.renderDisplayObject = function(displayObject, projection, buffer)
 {
     this.renderSession.blendModeManager.setBlendMode(PIXI.blendModes.NORMAL);
+   
     // reset the render session data..
     this.renderSession.drawCount = 0;
-    this.renderSession.currentBlendMode = 9999;
 
+    // set the default projection
     this.renderSession.projection = projection;
+
+    //set the default offset
     this.renderSession.offset = this.offset;
 
     // start the sprite batch
@@ -304,7 +307,7 @@
 };
 
 /**
- * Updates and Creates a WebGL texture
+ * Updates and Creates a WebGL texture for the renderers context
  *
  * @method updateTexture
  * @param texture {Texture} the texture to render
@@ -356,7 +359,6 @@
     this.contextLost = true;
 };
 
-
 /**
  * Handles a restored webgl context
  *
@@ -366,7 +368,6 @@
  */
 PIXI.WebGLRenderer.prototype.handleContextRestored = function()
 {
-
     this.initContext();
 
     // empty all the ol gl textures as they are useless now
diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js
index 5ec854c..c6aba1d 100755
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js
@@ -432,13 +432,15 @@
 
     var currentBaseTexture = null;
     var currentBlendMode = this.renderSession.blendModeManager.currentBlendMode;
+    var blendSwap = false;
 
     for (var i = 0, j = this.currentBatchSize; i < j; i++) {
         
         nextTexture = this.textures[i];
         nextBlendMode = this.blendModes[i];
-
-        if(currentBaseTexture !== nextTexture || currentBlendMode !== nextBlendMode)
+        blendSwap = currentBlendMode !== nextBlendMode;
+        
+        if(currentBaseTexture !== nextTexture || blendSwap)
         {
             this.renderBatch(currentBaseTexture, batchSize, start);
 
@@ -447,7 +449,7 @@
             currentBaseTexture = nextTexture;
             currentBlendMode = nextBlendMode;
             
-            this.renderSession.blendModeManager.setBlendMode( currentBlendMode );
+            if( blendSwap )this.renderSession.blendModeManager.setBlendMode( currentBlendMode );
         }
 
         batchSize++;