diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dd87e35..3bdcfbc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "sdf-2d",
-  "version": "0.7.1",
+  "version": "0.7.2",
   "description": "Graphics framework for efficiently rendering 2D signed distance fields.",
   "keywords": [
     "webgl",
diff --git a/src/graphics/graphics-library/context-lost-exception.ts b/src/graphics/graphics-library/context-lost-exception.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af1b267
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/graphics/graphics-library/context-lost-exception.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/**
+ * @internal
+ */
+export class ContextLostException {}
diff --git a/src/graphics/graphics-library/universal-rendering-context.ts b/src/graphics/graphics-library/universal-rendering-context.ts
index 2aec766..98d8707 100644
--- a/src/graphics/graphics-library/universal-rendering-context.ts
+++ b/src/graphics/graphics-library/universal-rendering-context.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { RendererInfo } from '../rendering/renderer/renderer-info';
+import { ContextLostException } from './context-lost-exception';
 
 /** @internal */
 export type UniversalRenderingContext = (
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ export const getUniversalRenderingContext = (
       if (typeof value === 'function') {
         if (isDestroyed || target.isContextLost()) {
           isDestroyed = true;
-          throw new Error('Context lost');
+          throw new ContextLostException();
         }
 
         return value.bind(target);
diff --git a/src/graphics/rendering/renderer/context-aware-renderer.ts b/src/graphics/rendering/renderer/context-aware-renderer.ts
index 5f3e771..abcf483 100644
--- a/src/graphics/rendering/renderer/context-aware-renderer.ts
+++ b/src/graphics/rendering/renderer/context-aware-renderer.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { ReadonlyVec2, vec2 } from 'gl-matrix';
 import { Drawable } from '../../../drawables/drawable';
 import { DrawableDescriptor } from '../../../drawables/drawable-descriptor';
 import { formatLog } from '../../../helper/format-log';
+import { ContextLostException } from '../../graphics-library/context-lost-exception';
 import { RuntimeSettings } from '../settings/runtime-settings';
 import { StartupSettings } from '../settings/startup-settings';
 import { Renderer } from './renderer';
@@ -40,31 +41,27 @@ export class ContextAwareRenderer implements Renderer {
   }
 
   private createRenderer() {
-    try {
-      this.renderer = new RendererImplementation(
-        this.canvas,
-        this.descriptors,
-        this.ignoreWebGL2
-      );
-      this.readyPromise = this.renderer.initialize(this.settingsOverrides);
-      this.waitForRenderer();
-    } catch (e) {
-      if (!e.message.includes('Context lost')) {
-        throw e;
-      }
-    }
+    this.renderer = new RendererImplementation(
+      this.canvas,
+      this.descriptors,
+      this.ignoreWebGL2
+    );
+    this.readyPromise = this.renderer.initialize(this.settingsOverrides);
+    this.waitForRenderer();
   }
 
   private async waitForRenderer() {
     try {
       await this.readyPromise;
-      this.isRendererReady = true;
     } catch (e) {
-      if (!e.message.includes('Context lost')) {
-        throw e;
+      if (e instanceof ContextLostException) {
+        this.createRenderer();
+        return;
       }
+      throw e;
     }
 
+    this.isRendererReady = true;
     this.setRuntimeSettings(this.runtimeOverrides);
     if (this.previousViewAreaTopLeft && this.previousViewAreaSize) {
       this.setViewArea(this.previousViewAreaTopLeft, this.previousViewAreaSize);
@@ -88,7 +85,7 @@ export class ContextAwareRenderer implements Renderer {
       try {
         return f();
       } catch (e) {
-        if (e.message.includes('Context lost')) {
+        if (e instanceof ContextLostException) {
           this.isRendererReady = false;
           return defaultValue;
         }
@@ -100,11 +97,14 @@ export class ContextAwareRenderer implements Renderer {
   }
 
   public get canvasSize(): ReadonlyVec2 {
-    return this.handle(() => this.renderer.canvasSize, vec2.create());
+    return this.handle(() => this.renderer.canvasSize, vec2.fromValues(1, 1));
   }
 
   public get viewAreaSize(): ReadonlyVec2 {
-    return this.handle(() => this.renderer.viewAreaSize, vec2.create());
+    return this.handle(
+      () => this.renderer.viewAreaSize,
+      this.previousViewAreaSize ?? vec2.fromValues(1, 1)
+    );
   }
 
   public get insights(): RendererInfo | null {