diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/action-bar/action-bar-tests-common.ts b/apps/tests/ui/action-bar/action-bar-tests-common.ts
index 1b7e44066..00bb42ba8 100644
--- a/apps/tests/ui/action-bar/action-bar-tests-common.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/action-bar/action-bar-tests-common.ts
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ import actionBarModule = require("ui/action-bar");
 //   ...
 // </Page>
 //```
-//Setting `text` for the navigation button is not supproted in Android. You can use `icon` or `android.systemIcon` to set the image in Android.
+//Setting `text` for the navigation button is not supported in Android. You can use `icon` or `android.systemIcon` to set the image in Android.
 //Setting `ios.systemIcon` for the navigation button is not supported in iOS.
 //
 // </snippet>
diff --git a/ui/frame/frame.android.ts b/ui/frame/frame.android.ts
index 2ed763d60..7b2b8ba89 100644
--- a/ui/frame/frame.android.ts
+++ b/ui/frame/frame.android.ts
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ var NativeActivity = {
         // We take care of associating them with a Page from our backstack in the onAttachFragment callback.
         // If there is savedInstanceState and activityInitialized is false we are restarted but process was killed.
         // For now we treat it like first run (e.g. we are not passing savedInstanceState so no fragments are being restored).
-        // When we add support for applicatioin save/load state - revise this logic.
+        // When we add support for application save/load state - revise this logic.
         var isRestart = !!savedInstanceState && activityInitialized;
         this.super.onCreate(isRestart ? savedInstanceState : null);
 
diff --git a/ui/styling/style.ts b/ui/styling/style.ts
index 91c193277..715fac16e 100644
--- a/ui/styling/style.ts
+++ b/ui/styling/style.ts
@@ -174,23 +174,23 @@ function onLayoutParamsChanged(data: PropertyChangeData) {
     let marginBottomValue = convertToPercentHelper(style.marginBottom);
     
     // Negative marginPercent means no marginPercent so native layout won't override margin with this % value.
-    var layoutParams: definition.CommonLayoutParams = 
-    {
-        width: width,
-        height: height,
-        widthPercent: widthPercent,
-        heightPercent: heightPercent,
-        leftMargin: marginLeftValue.isPercent ? 0 : marginLeftValue.value,
-        leftMarginPercent: marginLeftValue.isPercent ? marginLeftValue.value / 100 : -1,
-        topMargin: marginTopValue.isPercent ? 0 : marginTopValue.value,
-        topMarginPercent: marginTopValue.isPercent ? marginTopValue.value / 100 : -1,
-        rightMargin: marginRightValue.isPercent ? 0 : marginRightValue.value,
-        rightMarginPercent: marginRightValue.isPercent ? marginRightValue.value / 100 : -1,
-        bottomMargin: marginBottomValue.isPercent ? 0 : marginBottomValue.value,
-        bottomMarginPercent: marginBottomValue.isPercent ? marginBottomValue.value / 100 : -1,
-        horizontalAlignment: style.horizontalAlignment,
-        verticalAlignment: style.verticalAlignment
-    };
+    var layoutParams: definition.CommonLayoutParams =
+        {
+            width: width,
+            height: height,
+            widthPercent: widthPercent,
+            heightPercent: heightPercent,
+            leftMargin: marginLeftValue.isPercent ? 0 : marginLeftValue.value,
+            leftMarginPercent: marginLeftValue.isPercent ? marginLeftValue.value / 100 : -1,
+            topMargin: marginTopValue.isPercent ? 0 : marginTopValue.value,
+            topMarginPercent: marginTopValue.isPercent ? marginTopValue.value / 100 : -1,
+            rightMargin: marginRightValue.isPercent ? 0 : marginRightValue.value,
+            rightMarginPercent: marginRightValue.isPercent ? marginRightValue.value / 100 : -1,
+            bottomMargin: marginBottomValue.isPercent ? 0 : marginBottomValue.value,
+            bottomMarginPercent: marginBottomValue.isPercent ? marginBottomValue.value / 100 : -1,
+            horizontalAlignment: style.horizontalAlignment,
+            verticalAlignment: style.verticalAlignment
+        };
 
     style._setValue(nativeLayoutParamsProperty, layoutParams);
 }
@@ -304,6 +304,8 @@ function onBackgroundImagePropertyChanged(data: PropertyChangeData) {
             style._setValue(backgroundInternalProperty, currentBackground.withImage(undefined));
             imageSource.fromUrl(url).then((r) => {
                 if (style && style["_url"] === url) {
+                    // Get the current background again, as it might have changed while doing the request.
+                    currentBackground = <background.Background>style._getValue(backgroundInternalProperty);
                     style._setValue(backgroundInternalProperty, currentBackground.withImage(r));
                 }
             });