diff --git a/packages/scatterbrain/package.json b/packages/scatterbrain/package.json
index 5376029..2b27a38 100644
--- a/packages/scatterbrain/package.json
+++ b/packages/scatterbrain/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@alleninstitute/vis-scatterbrain",
-    "version": "0.0.5",
+    "version": "0.0.6",
     "contributors": [
         {
             "name": "Lane Sawyer",
diff --git a/packages/scatterbrain/src/abstract/async-frame.ts b/packages/scatterbrain/src/abstract/async-frame.ts
index ea32ba4..4e0a5a9 100644
--- a/packages/scatterbrain/src/abstract/async-frame.ts
+++ b/packages/scatterbrain/src/abstract/async-frame.ts
@@ -87,12 +87,15 @@ export function beginFrame<
     const abort = new AbortController();
     const queue: Item[] = [...items];
     const taskCancelCallbacks: Array<() => void> = [];
-    const fancy = (itemToRender: Item, maybe: Record<RqKey, CacheEntryType | undefined>) => {
-        if (isPrepared(maybe)) {
+    const renderItemWrapper = (itemToRender: Item, maybe: Record<RqKey, CacheEntryType | undefined>) => {
+        if (isPrepared(maybe) && !abort.signal.aborted) {
             renderItem(itemToRender, dataset, settings, maybe);
         }
     };
     const reportStatus = (event: AsyncFrameEvent<Dataset, Item>, synchronous: boolean) => {
+        if (event.status !== 'cancelled' && abort.signal.aborted) {
+            return;
+        }
         // we want to report our status, however the flow of events can be confusing -
         // our callers anticipate an asynchronous (long running) frame to be started,
         // but there are scenarios in which the whole thing is completely synchronous
@@ -129,7 +132,7 @@ export function beginFrame<
             try {
                 const result = mutableCache.cacheAndUse(
                     requestsForItem(itemToRender, dataset, settings, abort.signal),
-                    partial(fancy, itemToRender),
+                    partial(renderItemWrapper, itemToRender),
                     toCacheKey,
                     () => reportStatus({ status: 'progress', dataset, renderedItems: [itemToRender] }, synchronous)
                 );
@@ -165,8 +168,8 @@ export function beginFrame<
     }
     return {
         cancelFrame: (reason?: string) => {
-            taskCancelCallbacks.forEach((cancelMe) => cancelMe());
             abort.abort(new DOMException(reason, 'AbortError'));
+            taskCancelCallbacks.forEach((cancelMe) => cancelMe());
             clearInterval(interval);
             reportStatus({ status: 'cancelled' }, true);
         },
diff --git a/packages/scatterbrain/src/abstract/render-server.ts b/packages/scatterbrain/src/abstract/render-server.ts
index 2bf3b32..e2db538 100644
--- a/packages/scatterbrain/src/abstract/render-server.ts
+++ b/packages/scatterbrain/src/abstract/render-server.ts
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ export class RenderServer {
     private prepareToRenderToClient(client: Client) {
         const previousEntry = this.clients.get(client);
         if (previousEntry) {
+            previousEntry.updateRequested = null;
             // the client is mutable - so every time we get a request, we have to check to see if it got resized
             if (client.width !== previousEntry.resolution[0] || client.height !== previousEntry.resolution[1]) {
                 // handle resizing by deleting previously allocated resources:
@@ -151,6 +152,8 @@ export class RenderServer {
             const clientFrame = this.clients.get(client);
             if (clientFrame && clientFrame.frame) {
                 clientFrame.frame.cancelFrame();
+                this.regl.clear({ framebuffer: clientFrame.image, color: [0, 0, 0, 0], depth: 0 });
+                clientFrame.updateRequested = null;
             }
             const { image, resolution, copyBuffer } = this.prepareToRenderToClient(client);
             const hijack: RenderCallback<D, I> = (e) => {
@@ -179,7 +182,15 @@ export class RenderServer {
             // this is a good thing for performance, but potentially confusing - so we do our book-keeping before we actually start rendering:
             const aboutToStart = this.clients.get(client); // this is the record we just put into the clients map - TS just wants to be sure it really exists:
             if (aboutToStart) {
-                aboutToStart.frame = renderFn(image, this.cache, hijack);
+                const frame = renderFn(image, this.cache, hijack);
+                if (frame) {
+                    aboutToStart.frame = {
+                        cancelFrame: (reason?: string) => {
+                            frame.cancelFrame(reason);
+                            aboutToStart.updateRequested = null;
+                        },
+                    };
+                }
             }
         }
     }