diff --git a/modules/iswa/rendering/cygnetplane.h b/modules/iswa/rendering/cygnetplane.h
index 0f9712671e..845f552221 100644
--- a/modules/iswa/rendering/cygnetplane.h
+++ b/modules/iswa/rendering/cygnetplane.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public:
 	virtual bool initialize();
 	virtual bool deinitialize();
 
-	bool isReady();
+	bool isReady() override;
 
 	virtual void render();
 	virtual void update();
diff --git a/modules/iswa/rendering/iswacontainer.cpp b/modules/iswa/rendering/iswacontainer.cpp
index 2f9839aa71..cab4ae2e32 100644
--- a/modules/iswa/rendering/iswacontainer.cpp
+++ b/modules/iswa/rendering/iswacontainer.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ bool ISWAContainer::isReady() const { return true; }
 
 void ISWAContainer::render(const RenderData& data){
 	for(auto iSWACygnet : _iSWACygnets){
-		if(iSWACygnet->enabled()){
+		if(iSWACygnet->enabled() && iSWACygnet->isReady()){
 			iSWACygnet->render();
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/modules/iswa/rendering/iswacygnet.h b/modules/iswa/rendering/iswacygnet.h
index 0ffddd378c..190a665516 100644
--- a/modules/iswa/rendering/iswacygnet.h
+++ b/modules/iswa/rendering/iswacygnet.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public:
 	virtual void update();
 
 	bool enabled(){return _enabled.value();}
+	virtual bool isReady() = 0;
 	
 protected:
 	void setPscUniforms(ghoul::opengl::ProgramObject* program, const Camera* camera, const PowerScaledCoordinate& position);
diff --git a/modules/iswa/rendering/screenspacecygnet.cpp b/modules/iswa/rendering/screenspacecygnet.cpp
index 2d0607b492..67e21aff3b 100644
--- a/modules/iswa/rendering/screenspacecygnet.cpp
+++ b/modules/iswa/rendering/screenspacecygnet.cpp
@@ -65,12 +65,13 @@ bool ScreenSpaceCygnet::initialize(){
 	createPlane();
 	createShaders();
 
-	loadTexture();
+	updateTexture();
 
 	// Setting spherical/euclidean onchange handler
 	_useFlatScreen.onChange([this](){
 		useEuclideanCoordinates(_useFlatScreen.value());
 	});
+
 	return isReady();
 }
 
@@ -96,6 +97,9 @@ bool ScreenSpaceCygnet::deinitialize(){
 }
 
 void ScreenSpaceCygnet::render(){
+
+	if(!isReady()) return;
+
 	glm::mat4 rotation = rotationMatrix();
 	glm::mat4 translation = translationMatrix();
 	glm::mat4 scale = scaleMatrix();
@@ -129,7 +133,12 @@ void ScreenSpaceCygnet::updateTexture(){
 }
 
 bool ScreenSpaceCygnet::isReady() const{
-	return true;
+	bool ready = true;
+	if (!_shader)
+		ready &= false;
+	if(!_texture)
+		ready &= false;
+	return ready;
 }
 
 void ScreenSpaceCygnet::loadTexture() {
diff --git a/modules/iswa/rendering/textureplane.cpp b/modules/iswa/rendering/textureplane.cpp
index ae0643d28b..c19e3746d2 100644
--- a/modules/iswa/rendering/textureplane.cpp
+++ b/modules/iswa/rendering/textureplane.cpp
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ TexturePlane::TexturePlane()
 	_fileExtension = ISWAManager::ref().fileExtension(_cygnetId.value());
 	_path = "${OPENSPACE_DATA}/"+ name()+_fileExtension;
 
-	updateTexture();
-	
+
 	_cygnetId.onChange([this](){ 
 		_fileExtension = ISWAManager::ref().fileExtension(_cygnetId.value());
 		_path = "${OPENSPACE_DATA}/"+ name()+_fileExtension;
@@ -71,9 +70,9 @@ bool TexturePlane::initialize(){
 	_pscOffset  = glm::vec4(0, 0, 0, 1);
 
 	CygnetPlane::initialize();
-  
-    loadTexture();
-  
+
+	updateTexture();
+
     return isReady();
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/test_screenspaceimage.inl b/tests/test_screenspaceimage.inl
index 90f19ae5ed..a20f661ba2 100644
--- a/tests/test_screenspaceimage.inl
+++ b/tests/test_screenspaceimage.inl
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ protected:
 
 TEST_F(ScreenSpaceRenderableTest, initialize){
 	bool isReady = _ssr.isReady();
-	_ssr._texturePath;
 	ASSERT_TRUE(!isReady) << "ScreenSpaceImage is ready before initialize";
 
 	// cannot test initialize, crashes at createplane becasue of opengl functions. needs mocking