diff --git a/assets/scripts/root.toy b/assets/scripts/root.toy
index 8ee348e..00a5f7c 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/root.toy
+++ b/assets/scripts/root.toy
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
+import standard;
+
 //root node can load the whole scene, and essentially act as the scene object
 fn onInit() {
 	print "root.toy:onInit() called";
 }
 
 fn onStep() {
-	import standard;
-	print "root.toy:onStep() called";
 	print clock();
 }
 
diff --git a/core/engine.c b/core/engine.c
index 855507b..24fd6ba 100644
--- a/core/engine.c
+++ b/core/engine.c
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ void execEngine() {
 		}
 
 		//render the world
-		SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(engine.renderer, 0, 0, 0, 255); //NOTE: This line can be disabled later
-		SDL_RenderClear(engine.renderer); //NOTE: This line can be disabled later
-		SDL_RenderPresent(engine.renderer);
+	//	SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(engine.renderer, 0, 0, 0, 255); //NOTE: This line can be disabled later
+	//	SDL_RenderClear(engine.renderer); //NOTE: This line can be disabled later
+		// SDL_RenderPresent(engine.renderer);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/core/lib_engine.c b/core/lib_engine.c
index 138ad35..62ffbdf 100644
--- a/core/lib_engine.c
+++ b/core/lib_engine.c
@@ -180,13 +180,16 @@ static int nativeLoadRootNode(Interpreter* interpreter, LiteralArray* arguments)
 
 	engine.rootNode = ALLOCATE(EngineNode, 1);
 
-	//BUGFIX: use an inner-interpreter here, otherwise it'll mess up the original's length value by calling run within a native function
-	Interpreter inner;
-	initInterpreter(&inner);
-
-	initEngineNode(engine.rootNode, &inner, tb, size);
-
-	freeInterpreter(&inner);
+	//BUGFIX
+	unsigned char* originalTb = engine.interpreter.bytecode;
+	size_t originalSize = engine.interpreter.length;
+	int originalCount = engine.interpreter.count;
+	int originalCodeStart = engine.interpreter.codeStart;
+	initEngineNode(engine.rootNode, &engine.interpreter, tb, size);
+	engine.interpreter.bytecode = originalTb;
+	engine.interpreter.length = originalSize;
+	engine.interpreter.count = originalCount;
+	engine.interpreter.codeStart = originalCodeStart;
 
 	//init the new node
 	callEngineNode(engine.rootNode, &engine.interpreter, "onInit");