diff --git a/example/lib/main.dart b/example/lib/main.dart
index ca185954f..824d11f5c 100644
--- a/example/lib/main.dart
+++ b/example/lib/main.dart
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import 'package:flame/palette.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 
 void main() {
-  final game = MyGame()..runOnCreation = false;
+  final game = MyGame();
 
   runApp(game.widget);
 }
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class Square extends PositionComponent with HasGameRef<MyGame> {
 
 class MyGame extends BaseGame with TapDetector {
   final double squareSize = 128;
-  bool running = false;
+  bool running = true;
 
   MyGame() {
     add(Square());
diff --git a/lib/game/game.dart b/lib/game/game.dart
index 3b84b1561..32f656022 100644
--- a/lib/game/game.dart
+++ b/lib/game/game.dart
@@ -397,8 +397,9 @@ class GameRenderBox extends RenderBox with WidgetsBindingObserver {
 
   void _unscheduleTick() {
     _running = false;
-    if (_frameCallbackId != null)
+    if (_frameCallbackId != null) {
       SchedulerBinding.instance.cancelFrameCallbackWithId(_frameCallbackId);
+    }
   }
 
   void _tick(Duration timestamp) {