diff --git a/ion/src/simulator/shared/display.cpp b/ion/src/simulator/shared/display.cpp
index a540fa008..798a68f0b 100644
--- a/ion/src/simulator/shared/display.cpp
+++ b/ion/src/simulator/shared/display.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ namespace Display {
 static SDL_Texture * sFramebufferTexture = nullptr;
 
 void init(SDL_Renderer * renderer) {
+  Framebuffer::setActive(true);
   Uint32 texturePixelFormat = SDL_PIXELFORMAT_RGB565;
   assert(sizeof(KDColor) == SDL_BYTESPERPIXEL(texturePixelFormat));
   sFramebufferTexture = SDL_CreateTexture(
diff --git a/ion/src/simulator/shared/framebuffer.cpp b/ion/src/simulator/shared/framebuffer.cpp
index 75e45796d..714f3f3c8 100644
--- a/ion/src/simulator/shared/framebuffer.cpp
+++ b/ion/src/simulator/shared/framebuffer.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * framebuffer to a PNG file. */
 
 static KDColor sPixels[Ion::Display::Width * Ion::Display::Height];
-static bool sFrameBufferActive = true;
+static bool sFrameBufferActive = false;
 
 namespace Ion {
 namespace Display {