diff --git a/src/bludSpriteSheet.cpp b/src/bludSpriteSheet.cpp
index fa6d168..267d1df 100644
--- a/src/bludSpriteSheet.cpp
+++ b/src/bludSpriteSheet.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Lunar<bludSprite>::RegType bludSprite::methods[] = {
 
 Lunar<bludSpriteSheet>::RegType bludSpriteSheet::methods[] = {
 	method(bludSpriteSheet, loadTexture),
+	method(bludSpriteSheet, setupTexture),
 	method(bludSpriteSheet, clear),
 	method(bludSpriteSheet, update),
 	method(bludSpriteSheet, draw),
@@ -54,4 +55,8 @@ int bludSpriteSheet::loadTexture(lua_State *L){
     texture->loadTexture(luaL_checkstring(L, 1));
     spriteRenderer->loadTexture(texture);
     return 1;
+}
+int bludSpriteSheet::setupTexture(lua_State *L){
+    spriteRenderer->loadTexture(texture);
+    return 1;
 }
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diff --git a/src/bludSpriteSheet.h b/src/bludSpriteSheet.h
index 6da310d..8b27c0c 100644
--- a/src/bludSpriteSheet.h
+++ b/src/bludSpriteSheet.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #import "ofxSpriteSheetRenderer.h"
 #import "lunar.h"
+
 // sprite
 // wrapper for a struct that contains data about the current sprite
 
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ class bludSpriteSheet {
 	
     bludSpriteSheet(lua_State *L);
 	int loadTexture(lua_State *L);
+	int setupTexture(lua_State *L);
     
 	int clear(lua_State *L)  {
 		spriteRenderer->clear();