diff --git a/kraken/nodes/KRCamera.cpp b/kraken/nodes/KRCamera.cpp
index 87b3786..6ab2211 100755
--- a/kraken/nodes/KRCamera.cpp
+++ b/kraken/nodes/KRCamera.cpp
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ KRCamera::KRCamera(KRScene& scene, std::string name)
   m_frame_times_filled = 0;
 
   m_fade_color = Vector4::Zero();
+  m_fontTexture.set("font");
 
   m_debug_text_vbo_data.init(m_pContext->getMeshManager(), &m_debug_text_vertices, nullptr, (1 << KRMesh::KRENGINE_ATTRIB_VERTEX) | (1 << KRMesh::KRENGINE_ATTRIB_TEXUVA), true, KRMeshManager::KRVBOData::IMMEDIATE
 #if KRENGINE_DEBUG_GPU_LABELS
@@ -148,10 +149,15 @@ void KRCamera::preStream(const KRViewport& viewport, std::list<KRResourceRequest
   KRNode::preStream(viewport, resourceRequests);
 
   m_skyBox.bind(&getContext());
+  m_fontTexture.bind(&getContext());
 
   if (m_skyBox.isBound()) {
     resourceRequests.emplace_back(m_skyBox.get(), KRTexture::TEXTURE_USAGE_SKY_CUBE);
   }
+
+  if (m_fontTexture.isBound()) {
+    resourceRequests.emplace_back(m_fontTexture.get(), KRTexture::TEXTURE_USAGE_UI);
+  }
 }
 
 void KRCamera::render(KRNode::RenderInfo& ri)
@@ -622,10 +628,8 @@ void KRCamera::renderDebug(RenderInfo& ri)
     }
     
     m_debug_text_vbo_data.load(ri.commandBuffer);
-    
 
-    KRTexture* fontTexture = m_pContext->getTextureManager()->getTexture("font");
-    fontTexture->requestResidency(0.0f, KRTexture::TEXTURE_USAGE_UI);
+    KRTexture* fontTexture = m_fontTexture.get();
     if (fontTexture->getStreamLevel(KRTexture::TEXTURE_USAGE_UI) != kraken_stream_level::STREAM_LEVEL_OUT) {
       
       PipelineInfo info{};
diff --git a/kraken/nodes/KRCamera.h b/kraken/nodes/KRCamera.h
index 0dc6fe2..500324c 100755
--- a/kraken/nodes/KRCamera.h
+++ b/kraken/nodes/KRCamera.h
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ private:
 
   KrSurfaceHandle m_surfaceHandle;
 
-  KRTextureBinding m_skyBox;
   KRViewport m_viewport;
 
   float m_particlesAbsoluteTime;
@@ -123,6 +122,9 @@ private:
   mimir::Block m_debug_text_vertices;
   KRMeshManager::KRVBOData m_debug_text_vbo_data;
 
+  KRTextureBinding m_fontTexture;
+  KRTextureBinding m_skyBox;
+
   uint64_t m_last_frame_start;
   int m_frame_times[KRAKEN_FPS_AVERAGE_FRAME_COUNT];
   int m_frame_times_filled;