diff --git a/projects/kiss-flixel/src/kiss_flixel/SimpleWindow.kiss b/projects/kiss-flixel/src/kiss_flixel/SimpleWindow.kiss
index 8a0f93f5..5ee4c1d2 100644
--- a/projects/kiss-flixel/src/kiss_flixel/SimpleWindow.kiss
+++ b/projects/kiss-flixel/src/kiss_flixel/SimpleWindow.kiss
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
         // UI key controls are still available. it also handles left and right.
         :FlxKeyShortcutHandler<ShortcutAction> xHandler (new FlxKeyShortcutHandler)]
     
+    (assert FlxG.camera "SimpleWindow.new() must be called in or after create()")
     (super 0 0)
     (when defaultCamera (set this.cameras [defaultCamera]))
     (makeGraphic
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@
         (when title (-= controlsPerColumn 1)))
     
     (when title
-        (set titleText (makeText title null)))
+        (set titleText (makeText title titleColor)))
 
     (set keyHandler.onBadKey ->:Void [key context]
         (unless (= key xKey)