diff --git a/src/tz/gl/impl/vulkan/detail/fence.cpp b/src/tz/gl/impl/vulkan/detail/fence.cpp
index d375f2769a..2fd580d965 100644
--- a/src/tz/gl/impl/vulkan/detail/fence.cpp
+++ b/src/tz/gl/impl/vulkan/detail/fence.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ namespace tz::gl::vk2
 
 	void Fence::wait_until_signalled() const
 	{
-		vkWaitForFences(this->get_device().native(), 1, &this->fence, VK_FALSE, std::numeric_limits<std::uint64_t>::max());
+		VkResult res = vkWaitForFences(this->get_device().native(), 1, &this->fence, VK_FALSE, std::numeric_limits<std::uint64_t>::max());
+		tz::assert(res == VK_SUCCESS);
 	}
 
 	void Fence::unsignal()
diff --git a/src/tz/ren/text.cpp b/src/tz/ren/text.cpp
index e6e7b4c0bd..9ace992602 100644
--- a/src/tz/ren/text.cpp
+++ b/src/tz/ren/text.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ namespace tz::ren
 			const std::size_t old_capacity = this->get_char_capacity(rh);
 			// double or add by string size, whichever is larger.
 			const std::size_t new_capacity = std::max(old_capacity + str.size(), old_capacity * 2);
-			this->set_char_capacity(rh, new_capacity);
+			this->set_char_capacity(rh, ch, new_capacity);
 			maybe_region = this->try_find_char_region(str.size(), rh);
 			tz::assert(maybe_region.has_value());
 		}
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ namespace tz::ren
 			if(string_id >= this->get_string_capacity(rh))
 			{
 				// expand. double capacity.
-				this->set_string_capacity(rh, capacity * 2);
+				this->set_string_capacity(rh, ch, capacity * 2);
 			}
 			this->write_string_locator(rh, ch, string_id, loc);
 			this->string_cursor++;
@@ -253,9 +253,9 @@ namespace tz::ren
 	std::size_t char_storage::get_char_occupancy(tz::gl::renderer_handle rh) const
 	{
 		std::size_t total_char_count = 0;
-		std::vector<string_locator> locators(this->get_string_capacity(rh));
+		std::vector<string_locator> locators(this->string_cursor);
 		auto resource_data = tz::gl::get_device().get_renderer(rh).get_resource(this->string_buffer)->data_as<const string_locator>();
-		std::copy(resource_data.begin(), resource_data.end(), locators.begin());
+		std::copy(resource_data.begin(), resource_data.begin() + this->string_cursor, locators.begin());
 		for(const auto& loc : locators)
 		{
 			total_char_count += loc.count;
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ namespace tz::ren
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-	void char_storage::set_char_capacity(tz::gl::renderer_handle rh, std::size_t char_count)
+	void char_storage::set_char_capacity(tz::gl::renderer_handle rh, tz::gl::renderer_handle ch, std::size_t char_count)
 	{
 		std::size_t old_cap = this->get_char_capacity(rh);
 		if(old_cap <= char_count)
@@ -288,6 +288,16 @@ namespace tz::ren
 			})
 			.build()
 		);
+		tz::gl::get_device().get_renderer(ch).edit(
+			tz::gl::RendererEditBuilder{}
+			.mark_dirty
+			({
+				.work_commands = true,
+				.buffers = true,
+			})
+			.build()
+		);
+
 		tz::assert(this->get_char_capacity(rh) == char_count);
 	}
 
@@ -300,7 +310,7 @@ namespace tz::ren
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-	void char_storage::set_string_capacity(tz::gl::renderer_handle rh, std::size_t string_count)
+	void char_storage::set_string_capacity(tz::gl::renderer_handle rh, tz::gl::renderer_handle ch, std::size_t string_count)
 	{
 		std::size_t old_cap = this->get_string_capacity(rh);
 		if(old_cap >= string_count)
@@ -316,6 +326,15 @@ namespace tz::ren
 			})
 			.build()
 		);
+		tz::gl::get_device().get_renderer(ch).edit(
+			tz::gl::RendererEditBuilder{}
+			.mark_dirty
+			({
+				.work_commands = true,
+				.buffers = true,
+			})
+			.build()
+		);
 		tz::assert(this->get_string_capacity(rh) == string_count);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/tz/ren/text.hpp b/src/tz/ren/text.hpp
index 81c472a4c8..0fbe72611b 100644
--- a/src/tz/ren/text.hpp
+++ b/src/tz/ren/text.hpp
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ namespace tz::ren
 		void write_string_locator(tz::gl::renderer_handle rh, tz::gl::renderer_handle ch, std::size_t string_id, const string_locator& loc);
 		std::size_t get_char_occupancy(tz::gl::renderer_handle rh) const;
 		std::size_t get_char_capacity(tz::gl::renderer_handle rh) const;
-		void set_char_capacity(tz::gl::renderer_handle rh, std::size_t char_count);
+		void set_char_capacity(tz::gl::renderer_handle rh, tz::gl::renderer_handle ch, std::size_t char_count);
 		std::size_t get_string_capacity(tz::gl::renderer_handle rh) const;
-		void set_string_capacity(tz::gl::renderer_handle rh, std::size_t string_count);
+		void set_string_capacity(tz::gl::renderer_handle rh, tz::gl::renderer_handle ch, std::size_t string_count);
 		// convert ascii chars into alphabet indices (in-place)
 		static constexpr void format(std::span<char> ascii_str)
 		{