diff --git a/src/mcedit2/worldview/worldview.py b/src/mcedit2/worldview/worldview.py
index 4a00f9b..88df8a7 100644
--- a/src/mcedit2/worldview/worldview.py
+++ b/src/mcedit2/worldview/worldview.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class WorldView(QGLWidget):
         self.geometryCache = geometryCache
 
         self.matrixNode = None
-        self.overlayNode = None
+        self.overlayNode = scenegraph.Node()
 
         self.sceneGraph = None
         self.renderGraph = None
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ class WorldView(QGLWidget):
         self.matrixNode = scenegraph.MatrixNode()
         self._updateMatrices()
 
-        self.overlayNode = scenegraph.Node()
+
 
         self.matrixNode.addChild(self.loadableChunksNode)
         self.matrixNode.addChild(self.worldScene)