diff --git a/GUIWidgets/VTKWidgets/vtkSlicerQWidgetRepresentation.cxx b/GUIWidgets/VTKWidgets/vtkSlicerQWidgetRepresentation.cxx
index 8cd7697..a034987 100644
--- a/GUIWidgets/VTKWidgets/vtkSlicerQWidgetRepresentation.cxx
+++ b/GUIWidgets/VTKWidgets/vtkSlicerQWidgetRepresentation.cxx
@@ -270,5 +270,8 @@ void vtkSlicerQWidgetRepresentation::OnTextureModified(
   self->PlaceWidget(bounds);
 
   // Trigger rendering in view
-  self->GetViewNode()->Modified();
+  if (self->GetViewNode()->GetSelectable())
+  {
+    self->GetViewNode()->Modified();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/GUIWidgets/VTKWidgets/vtkSlicerQWidgetWidget.cxx b/GUIWidgets/VTKWidgets/vtkSlicerQWidgetWidget.cxx
index 206369e..0cd25dd 100644
--- a/GUIWidgets/VTKWidgets/vtkSlicerQWidgetWidget.cxx
+++ b/GUIWidgets/VTKWidgets/vtkSlicerQWidgetWidget.cxx
@@ -87,12 +87,16 @@ vtkSlicerMarkupsWidget* vtkSlicerQWidgetWidget::CreateInstance()const
 void vtkSlicerQWidgetWidget::CreateDefaultRepresentation(
   vtkMRMLMarkupsDisplayNode* markupsDisplayNode, vtkMRMLAbstractViewNode* viewNode, vtkRenderer* renderer)
 {
+  //if (!viewNode->IsA("vtkMRMLVirtualRealityViewNode"))
   if (vtkMRMLSliceNode::SafeDownCast(viewNode))
   {
     // There is no 2D representation of the GUI widget
     return;
   }
 
+  bool wasSelectable = viewNode->GetSelectable();
+  viewNode->SetSelectable(false);  // Workaround to disable texture updates until setup is completed
+
   vtkNew<vtkSlicerQWidgetRepresentation> rep;
   this->SetRenderer(renderer);
   this->SetRepresentation(rep);
@@ -100,6 +104,8 @@ void vtkSlicerQWidgetWidget::CreateDefaultRepresentation(
   rep->SetViewNode(viewNode);
 
   rep->UpdateFromMRML(nullptr, 0); // full update
+
+  viewNode->SetSelectable(wasSelectable);
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/GUIWidgets/VTKWidgets/vtkSlicerQWidgetWidget.h b/GUIWidgets/VTKWidgets/vtkSlicerQWidgetWidget.h
index 304a15d..768a6cc 100644
--- a/GUIWidgets/VTKWidgets/vtkSlicerQWidgetWidget.h
+++ b/GUIWidgets/VTKWidgets/vtkSlicerQWidgetWidget.h
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ class VTK_SLICER_GUIWIDGETS_MODULE_VTKWIDGETS_EXPORT vtkSlicerQWidgetWidget : pu
   void CreateDefaultRepresentation(
     vtkMRMLMarkupsDisplayNode* markupsDisplayNode, vtkMRMLAbstractViewNode* viewNode, vtkRenderer* renderer) override;
 
+protected:
+  QPointF LastWidgetCoordinates;
+
 protected:
   vtkSlicerQWidgetWidget();
   ~vtkSlicerQWidgetWidget() override;
@@ -88,7 +91,6 @@ class VTK_SLICER_GUIWIDGETS_MODULE_VTKWIDGETS_EXPORT vtkSlicerQWidgetWidget : pu
     Active
   };
   */
-  QPointF LastWidgetCoordinates;
 
   // These methods handle events
   //static void SelectAction3D(vtkAbstractWidget*);
diff --git a/VirtualReality/Widgets/qMRMLVirtualRealityView.cxx b/VirtualReality/Widgets/qMRMLVirtualRealityView.cxx
index 294aadc..e7af3a8 100644
--- a/VirtualReality/Widgets/qMRMLVirtualRealityView.cxx
+++ b/VirtualReality/Widgets/qMRMLVirtualRealityView.cxx
@@ -334,11 +334,14 @@ void qMRMLVirtualRealityViewPrivate::updateWidgetFromMRML()
 
   this->Renderer->SetTwoSidedLighting(this->MRMLVirtualRealityViewNode->GetTwoSidedLighting());
 
-  bool switchOnAllLights = this->MRMLVirtualRealityViewNode->GetBackLights();
-  for (int i = 2; i < this->Lights->GetNumberOfItems(); i++)
+  if (this->Lights)
   {
-    vtkLight* light = vtkLight::SafeDownCast(this->Lights->GetItemAsObject(i));
-    light->SetSwitch(switchOnAllLights);
+    bool switchOnAllLights = this->MRMLVirtualRealityViewNode->GetBackLights();
+    for (int i = 2; i < this->Lights->GetNumberOfItems(); i++)
+    {
+      vtkLight* light = vtkLight::SafeDownCast(this->Lights->GetItemAsObject(i));
+      light->SetSwitch(switchOnAllLights);
+    }
   }
 
   this->Renderer->SetUseDepthPeeling(this->MRMLVirtualRealityViewNode->GetUseDepthPeeling() != 0);