diff --git a/history.txt b/history.txt
index 795e1914..276a187b 100755
--- a/history.txt
+++ b/history.txt
@@ -1910,3 +1910,5 @@ ______
 ------
 * Cloud: encodeDict() fix and new parseDict() method - used for accessing shared projects
 * GUI: fixed #119, #149 (accessing a shared projects requires lowercasing the username)
+* Portuguese translation update for SPLIT block, thanks, Manuel!
+* Store, Objects: prevent costumes from being drawn while they are loading, fixes parts of #154
diff --git a/objects.js b/objects.js
index f0d0e441..9e61d580 100644
--- a/objects.js
+++ b/objects.js
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ PrototypeHatBlockMorph*/
 
 // Global stuff ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-modules.objects = '2013-September-16';
+modules.objects = '2013-September-17';
 
 var SpriteMorph;
 var StageMorph;
@@ -1248,6 +1248,8 @@ SpriteMorph.prototype.drawNew = function () {
         currentCenter = this.center(),
         facing, // actual costume heading based on my rotation style
         isFlipped,
+        isLoadingCostume = this.costume &&
+            typeof this.costume.loaded === 'function',
         pic, // (flipped copy of) actual costume based on my rotation style
         stageScale = this.parent instanceof StageMorph ?
                 this.parent.scale : 1,
@@ -1257,7 +1259,8 @@ SpriteMorph.prototype.drawNew = function () {
         shift,
         corner,
         costumeExtent,
-        ctx;
+        ctx,
+        handle;
 
     if (this.isWarped) {
         this.wantsRedraw = true;
@@ -1271,7 +1274,7 @@ SpriteMorph.prototype.drawNew = function () {
             isFlipped = true;
         }
     }
-    if (this.costume) {
+    if (this.costume && !isLoadingCostume) {
         pic = isFlipped ? this.costume.flipped() : this.costume;
 
         // determine the rotated costume's bounding box
@@ -1328,6 +1331,17 @@ SpriteMorph.prototype.drawNew = function () {
         this.setCenter(currentCenter, true); // just me
         SpriteMorph.uber.drawNew.call(this, facing);
         this.rotationOffset = this.extent().divideBy(2);
+        if (isLoadingCostume) { // retry until costume is done loading
+            handle = setInterval(
+                function () {
+                    myself.changed();
+                    myself.drawNew();
+                    myself.changed();
+                    clearInterval(handle);
+                },
+                100
+            );
+        }
     }
     this.version = Date.now();
 };
diff --git a/store.js b/store.js
index 41e198a5..e51c8dad 100644
--- a/store.js
+++ b/store.js
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ SyntaxElementMorph*/
 
 // Global stuff ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-modules.store = '2013-August-10';
+modules.store = '2013-September-17';
 
 
 // XML_Serializer ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -673,6 +673,7 @@ SnapSerializer.prototype.loadCostumes = function (object, model) {
             } else {
                 costume.loaded = function () {
                     object.wearCostume(costume);
+                    this.loaded = true;
                 };
             }
         }