diff --git a/src/pixi/display/Sprite.js b/src/pixi/display/Sprite.js
index cdb083f..9d488c8 100644
--- a/src/pixi/display/Sprite.js
+++ b/src/pixi/display/Sprite.js
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
      * @property texture
      * @type Texture
      */
-    this.texture = texture;
-
+    this.texture = texture || PIXI.Texture.emptyTexture;;
+    
     /**
      * The width of the sprite (this is initially set by the texture)
      *
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
      */
     this.shader = null;
 
-    if(texture.baseTexture.hasLoaded)
+    if(this.texture.baseTexture.hasLoaded)
     {
         this.onTextureUpdate();
     }

diff --git a/src/pixi/display/Sprite.js b/src/pixi/display/Sprite.js
index cdb083f..9d488c8 100644
--- a/src/pixi/display/Sprite.js
+++ b/src/pixi/display/Sprite.js
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
      * @property texture
      * @type Texture
      */
-    this.texture = texture;
-
+    this.texture = texture || PIXI.Texture.emptyTexture;;
+    
     /**
      * The width of the sprite (this is initially set by the texture)
      *
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
      */
     this.shader = null;
 
-    if(texture.baseTexture.hasLoaded)
+    if(this.texture.baseTexture.hasLoaded)
     {
         this.onTextureUpdate();
     }
diff --git a/src/pixi/text/Text.js b/src/pixi/text/Text.js
index 7cd251a..3f0a5ca 100644
--- a/src/pixi/text/Text.js
+++ b/src/pixi/text/Text.js
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@
 
         context.textBaseline = 'alphabetic';
         context.fillStyle = '#000';
-        context.fillText('|Mq', 0, baseline);
+        context.fillText('|MÉq', 0, baseline);
 
         var imagedata = context.getImageData(0, 0, width, height).data;
         var pixels = imagedata.length;