diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/eightbitlab/blurview_sample/MainActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/eightbitlab/blurview_sample/MainActivity.java
index 6eaa5e6..6dbfd44 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/eightbitlab/blurview_sample/MainActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/eightbitlab/blurview_sample/MainActivity.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package com.eightbitlab.blurview_sample;
 
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
-import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.SeekBar;
@@ -14,10 +13,7 @@
 
 import com.google.android.material.tabs.TabLayout;
 
-import eightbitlab.com.blurview.BlurAlgorithm;
 import eightbitlab.com.blurview.BlurView;
-import eightbitlab.com.blurview.RenderEffectBlur;
-import eightbitlab.com.blurview.RenderEffectPrecision;
 import eightbitlab.com.blurview.RenderScriptBlur;
 
 public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
@@ -61,15 +57,9 @@ private void setupBlurView() {
         //set background, if your root layout doesn't have one
         final Drawable windowBackground = getWindow().getDecorView().getBackground();
 
-        BlurAlgorithm algorithm;
-        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.S) {
-            algorithm = new RenderEffectBlur(topBlurView, RenderEffectPrecision.EXACT);
-        } else {
-            algorithm = new RenderScriptBlur(this);
-        }
         topBlurView.setupWith(root)
                 .setFrameClearDrawable(windowBackground)
-                .setBlurAlgorithm(algorithm)
+                .setBlurAlgorithm(new RenderScriptBlur(this))
                 .setBlurRadius(radius);
 
         bottomBlurView.setupWith(root)
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/eightbitlab/com/blurview/RenderEffectBlur.java b/library/src/main/java/eightbitlab/com/blurview/RenderEffectBlur.java
index d42fb50..eb15daf 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/eightbitlab/com/blurview/RenderEffectBlur.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/eightbitlab/com/blurview/RenderEffectBlur.java
@@ -19,8 +19,12 @@
  * Hardware acceleration is supported.
  * Its performance and stability is not yet well studied, use at own risk.
  * There's a known downside - this BlurAlgorithm constantly triggers a redraw of the BlurView.
+ *
+ * @deprecated not exactly deprecated, but this algorithm shouldn't be used, because it causes a constant redraw of the BlurView,
+ * and doesn't seem to provide a significant benefit over RenderScriptBlur.
  */
 @RequiresApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.S)
+@Deprecated
 public class RenderEffectBlur implements BlurAlgorithm {
 
     /**
@@ -35,20 +39,29 @@ public RenderEffectBlur(BlurView blurView, RenderEffectPrecision precision) {
         backgroundView = new View(blurView.getContext());
         this.precision = precision;
 
-        blurView.getViewTreeObserver().addOnGlobalLayoutListener(new ViewTreeObserver.OnGlobalLayoutListener() {
-            @Override
-            public void onGlobalLayout() {
-                blurView.getViewTreeObserver().removeOnGlobalLayoutListener(this);
-                ViewGroup.LayoutParams params = new FrameLayout.LayoutParams(
-                        ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT,
-                        blurView.getMeasuredHeight()
-                );
-                if (backgroundView.getParent() != null) {
-                    ((ViewGroup)backgroundView.getParent()).removeView(backgroundView);
+        if (blurView.isInLayout() || !blurView.isLaidOut()) {
+            blurView.getViewTreeObserver().addOnGlobalLayoutListener(new ViewTreeObserver.OnGlobalLayoutListener() {
+                @Override
+                public void onGlobalLayout() {
+                    blurView.getViewTreeObserver().removeOnGlobalLayoutListener(this);
+                    addBackground(blurView);
                 }
-                blurView.addView(backgroundView, 0, params);
-            }
-        });
+            });
+        } else {
+            addBackground(blurView);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void addBackground(BlurView blurView) {
+        ViewGroup.LayoutParams params = new FrameLayout.LayoutParams(
+                ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT,
+                blurView.getMeasuredHeight()
+        );
+        // https://github.com/Dimezis/BlurView/pull/180
+        // Guard against some android quirk
+        if (backgroundView.getParent() == null) {
+            blurView.addView(backgroundView, 0, params);
+        }
     }
 
     @Override