diff --git a/packages/griffith-standalone/src/index.js b/packages/griffith-standalone/src/index.js
index 0ce5b2e7..386c0b78 100644
--- a/packages/griffith-standalone/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/griffith-standalone/src/index.js
@@ -3,13 +3,21 @@ import ReactDOM from 'react-dom'
 import Player from 'griffith'
 
 export function createPlayer(target) {
+  function render(props) {
+    ReactDOM.render(<Player {...props} />, target)
+  }
+
+  render()
+
   return {
     render(props) {
-      ReactDOM.render(<Player {...props} />, target)
+      render(props)
+      return this
     },
 
     dispose() {
-      ReactDOM.unmountComponentAtNode(target)
+      ReactDOM.render(null, target)
+      return this
     },
   }
 }