diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/EZGamePanel.as b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/EZGamePanel.as
index 2d9996fa..1a0f2641 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/EZGamePanel.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/EZGamePanel.as
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ public class EZGamePanel extends VBox
 
         _gameView = new GameContainer(cfg.configData); // TODO?
         backend.setSharedEvents(
-            Loader(_gameView.getMedia()).contentLoaderInfo.sharedEvents);
+            Loader(_gameView.getMediaContainer().getMedia()).
+            contentLoaderInfo.sharedEvents);
         backend.setContainer(_gameView);
         addChild(_gameView);
     }
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ public class EZGamePanel extends VBox
     // from PlaceView
     public function didLeavePlace (plobj :PlaceObject) :void
     {
-        _gameView.shutdown(true);
+        _gameView.getMediaContainer().shutdown(true);
         removeChild(_gameView);
 
         backend.shutdown();
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/GameContainer.as b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/GameContainer.as
index a260e815..c760a96b 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/GameContainer.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/GameContainer.as
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import mx.core.mx_internal;
 import mx.core.IFlexDisplayObject;
 import mx.core.IInvalidating;
 
+import mx.containers.VBox;
+
 import mx.managers.IFocusManagerComponent;
 
 import mx.skins.ProgrammaticSkin;
@@ -21,17 +23,33 @@ import com.threerings.util.MediaContainer;
 // 3) When the mouse leaves the flash player and returns, this
 //    damn thing doesn't seem to grip onto the focus.
 // 
-public class GameContainer extends MediaContainer
+public class GameContainer extends VBox
     implements IFocusManagerComponent
 {
     public function GameContainer (url :String)
     {
-        super(url);
+        rawChildren.addChild(_game = new MediaContainer(url));
 
         tabEnabled = true; // turned off by Container
 //        focusRect = true; // we need the focus rect
     }
 
+    public function getMediaContainer () :MediaContainer
+    {
+        return _game;
+    }
+
+//    override public function setFocus () :void
+//    {
+//        if (stage) {
+//            try {
+//                stage.focus = this;
+//            } catch (e :Error) {
+//                trace("Apparently, this might happen: " + e)
+//            }
+//        }
+//    }
+
     override protected function adjustFocusRect (obj :DisplayObject = null) :void
     {
         super.adjustFocusRect(obj);
@@ -52,5 +70,7 @@ public class GameContainer extends MediaContainer
             }
         }
     }
+
+    protected var _game :MediaContainer;
 }
 }