diff --git a/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvje/effects/bgpush.c b/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvje/effects/bgpush.c
index f97b0f23..7f286012 100644
--- a/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvje/effects/bgpush.c
+++ b/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvje/effects/bgpush.c
@@ -81,9 +81,6 @@ int bgpush_prepare(void *ptr, VJFrame *frame )
 	veejay_memcpy( b->frame_ptr[1], frame->data[1], uv_len );
 	veejay_memcpy( b->frame_ptr[2], frame->data[2], uv_len );
 
-	if( frame->stride[3] > 0 )
-		veejay_memcpy( b->frame_ptr[3], frame->data[3], frame->len );
-
 	if( frame->ssm == 0 ) {
 		chroma_supersample( SSM_422_444, frame, b->frame_ptr );
 	}
diff --git a/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvje/libvje.c b/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvje/libvje.c
index 9b9b3f4b..7772906a 100644
--- a/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvje/libvje.c
+++ b/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvje/libvje.c
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ void    vje_set_bg(VJFrame *bg)
     else {
         if(vj_fx_bg->data[0]) {
             free(vj_fx_bg->data[0]);
+            vj_fx_bg->data[0] = NULL;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvje/vjert.c b/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvje/vjert.c
index 9520e763..6a596cbc 100644
--- a/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvje/vjert.c
+++ b/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvje/vjert.c
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ void vjert_update( void *ptr, VJFrame *frame )
 {
     sample_eff_chain **chain = (sample_eff_chain**) ptr;
     int i;
+
+    vje_set_bg(frame);
+
     for( i = 0; i < SAMPLE_MAX_EFFECTS; i ++ ) {
         sample_eff_chain *entry = chain[i];
         if(entry->fx_instance) {
diff --git a/veejay-current/veejay-server/veejay/vj-perform.c b/veejay-current/veejay-server/veejay/vj-perform.c
index fc1557ec..ae14063e 100644
--- a/veejay-current/veejay-server/veejay/vj-perform.c
+++ b/veejay-current/veejay-server/veejay/vj-perform.c
@@ -3704,15 +3704,6 @@ int vj_perform_transition_sample( veejay_t *info, VJFrame *srcA, VJFrame *srcB )
     return 1;
 }
 
-/*
- *
- *     if(info->uc->take_bg==1 ) //FIXME implement functionailty to snapshot a frame as bg
-    {
-        info->uc->take_bg = vj_perform_take_bg(info,&frame);
-    } 
-
-    */
-
 static void vj_perform_queue_fx_entry( veejay_t *info, int sample_id, int entry_id, sample_eff_chain *entry, performer_t *p, VJFrame *a, VJFrame *b,const int is_sample, int *alpha_clear )
 {
     if( entry->clear && b->stride[3] > 0 ) {