diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/SDL.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/SDL.cpp
index 35e68e8..7ec3f9f 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/SDL.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/SDL.cpp
@@ -276,6 +276,10 @@ SDL_Window* SDL::getWindow( )
 bool SDL::renderCopy( SDL_Texture *texture, float alpha, SDL_Rect *src, SDL_Rect *dest, ViewInfo &viewInfo, float scaleX, float scaleY )
 {
 
+    // Skip rendering if the object is invisible anyway
+    if ( alpha == 0 )
+		return true;
+
     SDL_Rect srcRect;
     SDL_Rect dstRect;
     SDL_Rect srcRectCopy;
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Version.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/Version.cpp
index 6ce8142..5952e0b 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Version.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Version.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 std::string retrofe_version_major = "0";
 std::string retrofe_version_minor = "9";
-std::string retrofe_version_build = "23";
+std::string retrofe_version_build = "24";
 
 
 std::string Version::getString( )