diff --git a/italc/italc/lib/src/ItalcVncConnection.cpp b/italc/italc/lib/src/ItalcVncConnection.cpp
index 4fd55be..347a269 100644
--- a/italc/italc/lib/src/ItalcVncConnection.cpp
+++ b/italc/italc/lib/src/ItalcVncConnection.cpp
@@ -116,22 +116,24 @@ rfbBool ItalcVncConnection::hookNewClient( rfbClient *cl )
 
 	const int size = (int) cl->width * cl->height *
 					( cl->format.bitsPerPixel / 8 );
-	if( t->m_frameBuffer )
-	{
-		// do not leak if we get a new framebuffer size
-		delete [] t->m_frameBuffer;
-	}
-	t->m_frameBuffer = new uint8_t[size];
-	t->m_framebufferInitialized = false;
-	cl->frameBuffer = t->m_frameBuffer;
-	memset( cl->frameBuffer, '\0', size );
-	cl->format.bitsPerPixel = 32;
-	cl->format.redShift = 16;
-	cl->format.greenShift = 8;
-	cl->format.blueShift = 0;
-	cl->format.redMax = 0xff;
-	cl->format.greenMax = 0xff;
-	cl->format.blueMax = 0xff;
+	if (t->m_image.width() != cl->width && t->m_image.height() != cl->height) {
+		if( t->m_frameBuffer )
+		{
+			// do not leak if we get a new framebuffer size
+			delete [] t->m_frameBuffer;
+		}
+		t->m_frameBuffer = new uint8_t[size];
+		t->m_framebufferInitialized = false;
+		cl->frameBuffer = t->m_frameBuffer;
+		memset( cl->frameBuffer, '\0', size );
+		cl->format.bitsPerPixel = 32;
+		cl->format.redShift = 16;
+		cl->format.greenShift = 8;
+		cl->format.blueShift = 0;
+		cl->format.redMax = 0xff;
+		cl->format.greenMax = 0xff;
+		cl->format.blueMax = 0xff;
+	}
 
 	// only use remote cursor for remote control
 	cl->appData.useRemoteCursor = false;