diff --git a/townengine/main.c b/townengine/main.c
index 82eb017..638f7ea 100644
--- a/townengine/main.c
+++ b/townengine/main.c
@@ -144,8 +144,11 @@ static void main_loop(void) {
     }
 
     /* finally, let's get to work */
+    int frames = 0;
     while (ctx.frame_accumulator >= ctx.desired_frametime * ctx.update_multiplicity) {
+        frames += 1;
         for (size_t i = 0; i < ctx.update_multiplicity; ++i) {
+            /* TODO: disable rendering pushes on not-last ? */
             render_queue_clear();
 
             poll_events();
@@ -163,9 +166,11 @@ static void main_loop(void) {
             ctx.frame_accumulator -= ctx.desired_frametime;
             ctx.tick_count = (ctx.tick_count % ULLONG_MAX) + 1;
 
-            render();
         }
     }
+
+    if (frames != 0)
+        render();
 }