diff --git a/VoidLink/Stream/VideoDecoderRenderer.h b/VoidLink/Stream/VideoDecoderRenderer.h
index b1f1cff1..1b1adbb0 100644
--- a/VoidLink/Stream/VideoDecoderRenderer.h
+++ b/VoidLink/Stream/VideoDecoderRenderer.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 @property (atomic, readonly) PlotMetrics decodeMetrics;
 @property (atomic, readonly) PlotMetrics frameQueueMetrics;
 
+@property (nonatomic, strong, readonly) AVSampleBufferDisplayLayer *displayLayer;
+
 - (id)initWithView:(UIView*)view callbacks:(id<ConnectionCallbacks>)callbacks streamAspectRatio:(float)aspectRatio;
 
 - (void)setupWithVideoFormat:(int)videoFormat width:(int)videoWidth height:(int)videoHeight frameRate:(int)frameRate;
diff --git a/VoidLink/Stream/VideoDecoderRenderer.m b/VoidLink/Stream/VideoDecoderRenderer.m
index 8b9b725f..13353731 100644
--- a/VoidLink/Stream/VideoDecoderRenderer.m
+++ b/VoidLink/Stream/VideoDecoderRenderer.m
@@ -87,9 +87,10 @@ extern int ff_isom_write_av1c(AVIOContext *pb, const uint8_t *buf, int size,
     // can see the loading progress label as the stream is starting.
     _displayLayer.hidden = YES;
     
-    if (formatDesc != nil) {
-        CFRelease(formatDesc);
-        formatDesc = nil;
+    if (_formatDesc != nil) {
+        CFRelease(_formatDesc);
+        _formatDesc = nil;
+    }
 
     if (_formatDescImageBuffer != nil) {
         CFRelease(_formatDescImageBuffer);
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ extern int ff_isom_write_av1c(AVIOContext *pb, const uint8_t *buf, int size,
     }
 }
 
-- (id)initWithView:(StreamView*)view callbacks:(id<ConnectionCallbacks>)callbacks streamAspectRatio:(float)aspectRatio
+- (id)initWithView:(UIView* )view callbacks:(id<ConnectionCallbacks>)callbacks streamAspectRatio:(float)aspectRatio
 {
     NSLog(@"initializing video decoder %f", CACurrentMediaTime());
     self = [super init];