diff --git a/animateDoorbell.go b/animateDoorbell.go
index 9cdce38..4b20c75 100644
--- a/animateDoorbell.go
+++ b/animateDoorbell.go
@@ -6,18 +6,17 @@ import (
 	"image"
 
 	"github.com/disintegration/imaging"
+	"github.com/fogleman/gg"
 )
 
 type Doorbell struct {
 	image image.Image
 }
 
-func (a *Animation) clearDoorbell() {
-	var door Doorbell
-	a.doorbell = door
-}
 func loadImage(imgType string, img string, a *Animation) {
 	baseImage, _ := b64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(img)
 	bigImage, _, _ := image.Decode(bytes.NewReader(baseImage))
 	a.doorbell.image = imaging.Resize(bigImage, 64, 64, imaging.Lanczos)
+	a.ctx.Push()
+	a.ctx = gg.NewContext(64, 128)
 }
diff --git a/animationMario.go b/animationMario.go
index b7a9f9a..2b574a3 100644
--- a/animationMario.go
+++ b/animationMario.go
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ func initialMap() map[string]image.Image {
 
 // initializes the struct for the an play animation function, this could all be dumped into function that's wrapping go routine if I wanted
 
-// what happens each frame, at an interval of 50 milliseconds
-
+// this assumes mario context is up
 func (a *Animation) animateMario() {
 	defer a.updateMarioPosition()
 	a.ctx.SetColor(color.Black)
diff --git a/board.go b/board.go
index 031c847..1b5ed59 100644
--- a/board.go
+++ b/board.go
@@ -46,17 +46,18 @@ func animate(sz image.Point, mqMessages chan mqtt.Message) *Animation {
 }
 func (a *Animation) Next() (image.Image, <-chan time.Time, error) {
 	var incoming incomingMessage
-
-	a.animateMario()
-	if a.doorbell != (Doorbell{}) {
+	switch {
+	case a.doorbell != (Doorbell{}):
 		if a.countDown > 0 {
 			a.ctx.DrawImageAnchored(a.doorbell.image, 0, 0, 0, 0)
 			a.countDown -= 50
 		} else {
-			//a.image = a.image[:len(a.image)-1]
 			a.doorbell = Doorbell{}
 			a.countDown = 5000
 		}
+	default:
+		a.ctx.Pop()
+		a.animateMario()
 	}
 	a.ctx.SetColor(color.White)
 	select {