diff --git a/packages/perspective-viewer/src/js/viewer.js b/packages/perspective-viewer/src/js/viewer.js
index 0e491e1d80..e45421e7e9 100755
--- a/packages/perspective-viewer/src/js/viewer.js
+++ b/packages/perspective-viewer/src/js/viewer.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class PerspectiveViewer extends ActionElement {
         this._show_config = true;
         this._show_warnings = true;
         this.__render_times = [];
-        window.addEventListener("load", this._resize_handler);
+        this._resize_handler = this.notifyResize.bind(this);
         window.addEventListener("resize", this._resize_handler);
     }