diff --git a/rpi/blinkingTest.py b/rpi/blinkingTest.py
index 502d655..368678f 100644
--- a/rpi/blinkingTest.py
+++ b/rpi/blinkingTest.py
@@ -46,24 +46,25 @@ currentBlinkState = 0
 blinkFrameCanvases = {}
 for alpha in range(10):
     offscreen_interpolated_canvas = matrix.CreateFrameCanvas()
+    offscreen_interpolated_canvas.brightness = 50
     interpolated_image = image_interpolation(noBlinkImage, fullBlinkImage, alpha/10)
-    blinkFrameCanvases[alpha] = offscreen_interpolated_canvas.SetImage(interpolated_image)
+    interpolated_image.thumbnail((matrix.width, matrix.height), Image.ANTIALIAS)
+    blinkFrameCanvases[alpha] = offscreen_interpolated_canvas.SetImage(interpolated_image, unsafe=False)
     
 offscreen_interpolated_canvas = matrix.CreateFrameCanvas()
-blinkFrameCanvases[0] = offscreen_interpolated_canvas.SetImage(noBlinkImage)
-offscreen_interpolated_canvas = matrix.CreateFrameCanvas()
-blinkFrameCanvases[10] = offscreen_interpolated_canvas.SetImage(fullBlinkImage)
+offscreen_interpolated_canvas.brightness = 50
+interpolated_image.thumbnail((matrix.width, matrix.height), Image.ANTIALIAS)
+blinkFrameCanvases[0] = offscreen_interpolated_canvas.SetImage(noBlinkImage, unsafe=False)
+
+offscreen_interpolated_canvas = matrix.CreateFrameCanvas()
+offscreen_interpolated_canvas.brightness = 50
+interpolated_image.thumbnail((matrix.width, matrix.height), Image.ANTIALIAS)
+blinkFrameCanvases[10] = offscreen_interpolated_canvas.SetImage(fullBlinkImage, unsafe=False)
 
-# offscreen canvas that can be written to and then set to the matrix asynchronously
-offscreen_canvas = matrix.CreateFrameCanvas()
-offscreen_canvas.brightness = 50
-offscreen_text_canvas = matrix.CreateFrameCanvas()
-offscreen_text_canvas.brightness = 50
-offscreen_text_canvas.SetImage(noBlinkImage)
 
 
 def update_screen():
-    global DesiredBlinkState, currentBlinkState, blinkFrameCanvases, matrix, offscreen_canvas
+    global DesiredBlinkState, currentBlinkState, blinkFrameCanvases, matrix
 
     # open eye again after blink
     if currentBlinkState == 10: