diff --git a/apps/welcome/app.js b/apps/welcome/app.js
index 565e87d5d..2f56a887f 100644
--- a/apps/welcome/app.js
+++ b/apps/welcome/app.js
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ function getScene(n) {
     g.drawString("banglejs.com",x,y+=h);
 
     var rx = 0, ry = 0;
+    E.defrag(); // rearrange memory to ensure we have space
     var h = Graphics.createArrayBuffer(96,96,1,{msb:true});
     // draw a cube
     function draw() {