diff --git a/listbox.cpp b/listbox.cpp
index 5beec7e..29caa16 100644
--- a/listbox.cpp
+++ b/listbox.cpp
@@ -44,27 +44,19 @@ namespace vb01Gui{
 		Root *root = Root::getSingleton();
 		Vector2 mousePos = getCursorPos();
 		guiNode = Root::getSingleton()->getGuiNode();
+
 		string texUni = "texturingEnabled", diffColUni = "diffuseColor";
+		textMat = new Material(root->getLibPath() + "text");
+		textMat->addBoolUniform(texUni, false);
+		textMat->addVec4Uniform(diffColUni, Vector4::VEC_IJKL);
 
-		for(int i = 0; i < lines.size(); i++){
-			Text *text = new Text(fontPath, stringToWstring(lines[i]));
+		if(!lines.empty()){
+			for(int i = 0; i < lines.size(); i++)
+				addLine(stringToWstring(lines[i]));
 
-			Material *textMat = new Material(root->getLibPath() + "text");
-			textMat->addBoolUniform(texUni, false);
-			textMat->addVec4Uniform(diffColUni, Vector4::VEC_IJKL);
-			text->setMaterial(textMat);
-
-			float sc = .2;
-			Node *node = new Node(pos + Vector3(0, size.y * (i + 1), 0) + textOffset, Quaternion::QUAT_W, Vector3(sc, sc, 1));
-			node->addText(text);
-			guiNode->attachChild(node);
-			node->setVisible(false);
-
-			this->lines.push_back(text);
+			this->lines[0]->getNode()->setVisible(true);
 		}
 
-		this->lines[0]->getNode()->setVisible(true);
-
 		listboxButton = new ListboxButton(this, pos, size, "ListboxButton");
 
 		scrollingButton = new ScrollingButton(Vector3(pos.x + size.x - 20, pos.y + lineHeight, pos.z - .05), Vector2(20, lineHeight * (maxDisplay - 2) / (maxDisplay + 1)), "scrollingButton");
@@ -120,7 +112,7 @@ namespace vb01Gui{
 				p.y = pos.y + size.y * (maxDisplay - 1);
 			}
 
-			selRectNode->setPosition(Vector3(p.x, p.y, -.05));
+			selRectNode->setPosition(Vector3(p.x, p.y, p.z + .05));
 
 			Vector3 scrollButtonPos = Vector3(pos.x + size.x - 20, pos.y + lineHeight + lineHeight * scrollOffset * (double(maxDisplay - 2) / (maxDisplay + 1)), pos.z - .05);
 			scrollingButton->setPos(scrollButtonPos);
@@ -141,6 +133,8 @@ namespace vb01Gui{
 	}
 
 	void Listbox::openUp(){
+		if(lines.empty()) return;
+
 		open = true;
 		Vector3 selOpPos = pos + Vector3(0, size.y * (selectedOption - scrollOffset + 1), 0) + textOffset;
 		lines[selectedOption]->getNode()->setPosition(selOpPos);
@@ -222,11 +216,16 @@ namespace vb01Gui{
 	}
 
 	void Listbox::addLine(wstring line){
-		Text *t = new Text(fontPath, line);
-		Node *node = new Node(pos + Vector3(0, size.y * lines.size(), 0) + textOffset);
-		node->addText(t);
-		guiNode->attachChild(node);
-		lines.push_back(t);
+		float sc = .2;
+		Node *node = new Node(pos + Vector3(0, size.y * (lines.size() + 1), 0) + textOffset, Quaternion::QUAT_W, Vector3(sc, sc, 1));
+		Root::getSingleton()->getGuiNode()->attachChild(node);
+		node->setVisible(false);
+
+		Text *text = new Text(fontPath, line);
+		text->setMaterial(textMat);
+		node->addText(text);
+		
+		lines.push_back(text);
 	}
 
 	string Listbox::convert(string str){
diff --git a/listbox.h b/listbox.h
index eda2879..33fb7aa 100644
--- a/listbox.h
+++ b/listbox.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 namespace vb01{
 	class Node;
+	class Material;
 	class Text;
 }
 
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ namespace vb01Gui{
 			inline bool isCloseable(){return closeable;}
 			void appendLines(std::vector<std::wstring>&);
 			inline int getSelectedOption(){return selectedOption;}
+			inline void setMaxDisplay(int md){this->maxDisplay = md;}
 			inline int getMaxDisplay(){return maxDisplay;}
 			inline int getNumLines(){return lines.size();}
 			std::vector<std::wstring> getContents();
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ namespace vb01Gui{
 			ScrollingButton *scrollingButton;
 			vb01::Node *selRectNode, *guiNode;
 			std::vector<vb01::Text*> lines;
+			vb01::Material *textMat = nullptr;
 		protected:
 		   	int selectedOption = 0;
 		public: