diff --git a/SAMTextView/SAMTextView.m b/SAMTextView/SAMTextView.m
index 3c65ebf..b596b99 100644
--- a/SAMTextView/SAMTextView.m
+++ b/SAMTextView/SAMTextView.m
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ - (void)setTextAlignment:(NSTextAlignment)textAlignment {
 	[self setNeedsDisplay];
 }
 
-
 #pragma mark - NSObject
 
 - (void)dealloc {
@@ -150,6 +149,7 @@ - (CGRect)placeholderRectForBounds:(CGRect)bounds {
 
 - (void)initialize {
 	[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:@selector(textChanged:) name:UITextViewTextDidChangeNotification object:self];
+	self.contentMode = UIViewContentModeRedraw;
 }