diff --git a/api/tests/test-mount.js b/api/tests/test-mount.js
index 590dd98a0..5bc39e5fa 100644
--- a/api/tests/test-mount.js
+++ b/api/tests/test-mount.js
@@ -124,32 +124,4 @@ o.spec("mount", function() {
 			done()
 		}, FRAME_BUDGET)
 	})
-
-	o("updates when new mounts are instantiated", function(done) {
-		var onupdate = o.spy()
-
-		render(root, [
-			m("div[id=a]"),
-			m("div[id=b]")
-		])
-
-		mount(root.childNodes[0], {
-			view : function() {
-				return m("div", {
-					onupdate : onupdate
-				})
-			}
-		})
-
-		mount(root.childNodes[1], {
-			view : function() {
-				return m("div", {
-					oncreate : function(){
-						o(onupdate.callCount).equals(1)
-						done()
-					}
-				})
-			}
-		})
-	})
 })
diff --git a/render/render.js b/render/render.js
index 641975aa5..eeffb3e18 100644
--- a/render/render.js
+++ b/render/render.js
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ module.exports = function($window) {
 					}
 					if (end < start) break
 				}
-				createNodes(parent, vnodes, start, end + 1, hooks, nextSibling, undefined)
+				createNodes(parent, vnodes, start, end + 1, hooks, nextSibling, ns)
 				removeNodes(parent, old, oldStart, oldEnd + 1, vnodes)
 			}
 		}
@@ -518,8 +518,8 @@ module.exports = function($window) {
 
 		if (!(vnodes instanceof Array)) vnodes = [vnodes]
 		updateNodes(dom, dom.vnodes, Node.normalizeChildren(vnodes), hooks, null, undefined)
-		for (var i = 0; i < hooks.length; i++) hooks[i]()
 		dom.vnodes = vnodes
+		for (var i = 0; i < hooks.length; i++) hooks[i]()
 		if ($doc.activeElement !== active) active.focus()
 	}