diff --git a/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/GridRenderer.java b/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/GridRenderer.java
index 2f1f20f9..6ab112d8 100644
--- a/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/GridRenderer.java
+++ b/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/GridRenderer.java
@@ -137,11 +137,12 @@ public class GridRenderer extends ElementRenderer {
 
 		if (mText != null) {
 			addLabels(x, y, pos.zoomLevel);
-
 			layers.setBaseLayers(mLineLayer);
 			mLineLayer.addLine(mLines);
-		}
+			compile();
 
-		compile();
+		} else if (layers.vbo == null) {
+			compile();
+		}
 	}
 }