diff --git a/sc8pr/util.py b/sc8pr/util.py
index 0561d27..c29afa3 100644
--- a/sc8pr/util.py
+++ b/sc8pr/util.py
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ def __init__(self, srf, bg=None):
             srf = pygame.Surface(srf, pygame.SRCALPHA)
             if bg is not None:
                 srf.fill(bg if type(bg) is pygame.Color else rgba(bg))
-        self.original = srf
+        self.original = srf if type(srf) is pygame.Surface else surface(srf)
         self.dumpCache()
 
     def dumpCache(self):
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index a108bea..4eebce9 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = sc8pr
-version = 3.0.1
+version = 3.0.2
 author = D.G. MacCarthy
 author_email = sc8pr.py@gmail.com
 url = https://dmaccarthy.github.io/sc8pr