diff --git a/src/Stage.js b/src/Stage.js
index 6a06bdbb..417db814 100644
--- a/src/Stage.js
+++ b/src/Stage.js
@@ -561,10 +561,7 @@ Kinetic.Stage.prototype = {
         this.content.className = 'kineticjs-content';
         this.attrs.container.appendChild(this.content);
 
-        this.bufferCanvas = new Kinetic.Canvas({
-            width: this.attrs.width,
-            height: this.attrs.height
-        });
+        this.bufferCanvas = new Kinetic.Canvas();
 
         this._resizeDOM();
     },
diff --git a/src/util/Canvas.js b/src/util/Canvas.js
index 5597e9b3..c1012db8 100644
--- a/src/util/Canvas.js
+++ b/src/util/Canvas.js
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ Kinetic.Canvas = function(width, height) {
     this.context = this.element.getContext('2d');
 
     // set dimensions
-    this.element.width = width;
-    this.element.height = height;
+    this.element.width = width || 0;
+    this.element.height = height || 0;
 };
 
 Kinetic.Canvas.prototype = {