diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 33b0d289..a06415f2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Javadocs are [here](http://moagrius.github.io/TileView/index.html?com/qozix/tile
 ###Installation
 Gradle:
 ```
-compile 'com.qozix:tileview:2.1.6'
+compile 'com.qozix:tileview:2.1.7'
 ```
 
 The library is hosted on jcenter, and is not currently available from maven.
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ A demo application, built in Android Studio, is available in the `demo` folder o
 at the 2nd column from left and 3rd row from top.
 1. Create a new application with a single activity ('Main').
 1. Save the image tiles to your `assets` directory.
-1. Add `compile 'com.qozix:tileview:2.1.6'` to your gradle dependencies.
+1. Add `compile 'com.qozix:tileview:2.1.7'` to your gradle dependencies.
 1. In the Main Activity, use this for `onCreate`:
 ```
 @Override
diff --git a/tileview/build.gradle b/tileview/build.gradle
index abce339d..be514520 100644
--- a/tileview/build.gradle
+++ b/tileview/build.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ android {
         minSdkVersion 11
         targetSdkVersion 22
         versionCode 31
-        versionName "2.1.6"
+        versionName "2.1.7"
     }
     buildTypes {
         release {
diff --git a/tileview/src/main/java/com/qozix/tileview/tiles/TileCanvasViewGroup.java b/tileview/src/main/java/com/qozix/tileview/tiles/TileCanvasViewGroup.java
index 99610d3f..4adf68f5 100644
--- a/tileview/src/main/java/com/qozix/tileview/tiles/TileCanvasViewGroup.java
+++ b/tileview/src/main/java/com/qozix/tileview/tiles/TileCanvasViewGroup.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ public class TileCanvasViewGroup extends ScalingLayout implements TileCanvasView
   private HashMap<Float, TileCanvasView> mTileCanvasViewHashMap = new HashMap<>();
 
   private DetailLevel mDetailLevelToRender;
+  private DetailLevel mLastRequestedDetailLevel;
   private DetailLevel mLastRenderedDetailLevel;
   private TileCanvasView mCurrentTileCanvasView;
 
@@ -147,10 +148,10 @@ public void updateTileSet( DetailLevel detailLevel ) {
     if( mDetailLevelToRender == null ) {
       return;
     }
-    if( mDetailLevelToRender.equals( mLastRenderedDetailLevel ) ) {
+    if( mDetailLevelToRender.equals( mLastRequestedDetailLevel ) ) {
       return;
     }
-    mLastRenderedDetailLevel = mDetailLevelToRender;
+    mLastRequestedDetailLevel = mDetailLevelToRender;
     mCurrentTileCanvasView = getCurrentTileCanvasView();
     mCurrentTileCanvasView.bringToFront();
     cancelRender();
@@ -211,7 +212,7 @@ void renderTiles() {
 
   private void beginRenderTask() {
     boolean changed = mDetailLevelToRender.computeCurrentState();
-    if( !changed ) {
+    if( !changed && mDetailLevelToRender.equals( mLastRenderedDetailLevel ) ) {
       return;
     }
     Set<Tile> visibleTiles = mDetailLevelToRender.getVisibleTilesFromLastViewportComputation();
@@ -352,6 +353,7 @@ public void run() {
       if( mTileRenderListener != null ) {
         mTileRenderListener.onRenderComplete();
       }
+      mLastRenderedDetailLevel = mDetailLevelToRender;
       invalidate();
       requestRender();
     }