diff --git a/apps/synthwave/app.js b/apps/synthwave/app.js
index 6e99865a7..cbc6b8794 100644
--- a/apps/synthwave/app.js
+++ b/apps/synthwave/app.js
@@ -721,6 +721,8 @@ function init() {
 }
 
 function tick(widgets) {
+  g.reset();
+
   if (lcdBuffer && !widgets) {
     BLACK().drawRect(-1, -1, 0, 177); // dirty all the rows
     gfx.tick(bgColor);
diff --git a/apps/warpdrive/app.js b/apps/warpdrive/app.js
index 4f55db43d..ad9b88223 100644
--- a/apps/warpdrive/app.js
+++ b/apps/warpdrive/app.js
@@ -656,6 +656,8 @@ function drawNode(index) {
 }
 
 function tick(widgets) {
+  g.reset();
+
   if (lcdBuffer && !widgets) {
     BLACK().drawRect(-1, -1, 0, 177); // dirty all the rows
     gfx.clear(bgColor);