diff --git a/src/components/gui.js b/src/components/gui.js
index 37b119d0e691e63ce3ef6ad46047f02273c86217..905fa47c5cf5e9494be91242b66a1a2f4eb3181b 100644
--- a/src/components/gui.js
+++ b/src/components/gui.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class GUI extends React.Component {
         this.props.vm.attachRenderer(this.renderer);
         this.props.vm.createEmptyProject();
         this.props.vm.start();
+        requestAnimationFrame(this.animate);
     }
     animate () {
         this.props.vm.animationFrame();