diff --git a/demo/js/Demo.js b/demo/js/Demo.js
index 35c2139..43290a9 100644
--- a/demo/js/Demo.js
+++ b/demo/js/Demo.js
@@ -627,9 +627,7 @@
                     render: {
                         strokeStyle: '#ffffff',
                         sprite: {
-                            texture: './img/box.png',
-                            xScale: 1,
-                            yScale: 1
+                            texture: './img/box.png'
                         }
                     }
                 });
@@ -641,9 +639,7 @@
                     friction: 0.01,
                     render: {
                         sprite: {
-                            texture: './img/ball.png',
-                            xScale: 1,
-                            yScale: 1
+                            texture: './img/ball.png'
                         }
                     }
                 });
diff --git a/src/body/Body.js b/src/body/Body.js
index 47b8c24..9e5d962 100644
--- a/src/body/Body.js
+++ b/src/body/Body.js
@@ -43,7 +43,10 @@ var Body = {};
             slop: 0.05,
             render: {
                 visible: true,
-                sprite: null,
+                sprite: {
+                    xScale: 1,
+                    yScale: 1
+                },
                 path: 'L 0 0 L 40 0 L 40 40 L 0 40',
                 lineWidth: 1.5
             }
diff --git a/src/render/Render.js b/src/render/Render.js
index ef10c4e..ed6ec27 100644
--- a/src/render/Render.js
+++ b/src/render/Render.js
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ var Render = {};
             if (!body.render.visible)
                 continue;
 
-            if (body.render.sprite && !options.wireframes) {
+            if (body.render.sprite && body.render.sprite.texture && !options.wireframes) {
                 // body sprite
                 var sprite = body.render.sprite,
                     texture = _getTexture(render, sprite.texture);
diff --git a/src/render/RenderPixi.js b/src/render/RenderPixi.js
index d09a4a4..1ba2f65 100644
--- a/src/render/RenderPixi.js
+++ b/src/render/RenderPixi.js
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ var RenderPixi = {};
         if (!bodyRender.visible)
             return;
 
-        if (bodyRender.sprite) {
+        if (bodyRender.sprite && bodyRender.sprite.texture) {
             var spriteId = 'b-' + body.id,
                 sprite = render.sprites[spriteId],
                 spriteBatch = render.spriteBatch;