diff --git a/App/App/View/IngameView.swift b/App/App/View/IngameView.swift
index 532b6e6..12bdcf8 100644
--- a/App/App/View/IngameView.swift
+++ b/App/App/View/IngameView.swift
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import Connect4Core
 struct IngameView: View {
     @StateObject
     private var vm: IngameVM
-    private let scene: GameScene
     
     var body: some View {
         VStack {
@@ -33,9 +32,9 @@ struct IngameView: View {
             Spacer()
             
             VStack(alignment: .center) {
-                SpriteView(scene: self.scene, options: .allowsTransparency)
+                SpriteView(scene: vm.scene, options: .allowsTransparency)
                     .aspectRatio(
-                        self.scene.size.width / self.scene.size.height,
+                        vm.scene.size.width / vm.scene.size.height,
                         contentMode: .fit
                     )
             }.safeAreaPadding(.horizontal)
@@ -72,7 +71,6 @@ struct IngameView: View {
         else { fatalError("TODO: how to handle game setup failure") }
         
         self._vm = StateObject(wrappedValue: vm)
-        self.scene = GameScene(viewModel: vm)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/App/App/ViewModel/InGameVM.swift b/App/App/ViewModel/InGameVM.swift
index 5e1de17..753cd82 100644
--- a/App/App/ViewModel/InGameVM.swift
+++ b/App/App/ViewModel/InGameVM.swift
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ class IngameVM: ObservableObject {
     
     let game: Game
     
+    /// This field is a "fix" for a random double initialization of the VM
+    /// causing a desync (how?) between the VM of the view and the VM of the
+    /// scene.
+    ///
+    /// The real issue is the double initialization but I suspect it is caused
+    /// by a TextField loosing focus and triggering a change and recomposition.
+    var scene: GameScene! = nil
+
     // @Published
     var rulesName: String { game.rules.name }
     
@@ -69,6 +77,8 @@ class IngameVM: ObservableObject {
         
         self.currentBoard = self.game.board
         
+        self.scene = GameScene(viewModel: self)
+        
         game.addGameOverListener { board, result, player in
             print("game over")
             DispatchQueue.main.async {