diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ddf1519..5c1d5fa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ $("#elem").wScratchPad('image', './images/winner.png');
 ```js
 $('#elem').wScratchPad('reset');
 $('#elem').wScratchPad('clear');
-$('#elem').wScratchPad('enabled', <boolean>);
+$('#elem').wScratchPad('enable', <boolean>);
 ```
 
 
diff --git a/src/wScratchPad.js b/src/wScratchPad.js
index 649de29..56de185 100644
--- a/src/wScratchPad.js
+++ b/src/wScratchPad.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         this.$el.css('position', 'relative');
       }
 
-      this.$img = $('<img src=""/>').attr('crossOrigin', '').css({position: 'absolute', width: '100%', height: '100%'});
+      this.$img = $('<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"/>').css({position: 'absolute', width: '100%', height: '100%'});
 
       // Make sure we sett style width height here for elastic stretch
       // and better support for mobile if we are resizing the scratch pad.
@@ -316,4 +316,4 @@
       first.target.dispatchEvent(simulatedEvent);
     });
   };
-})(jQuery);
\ No newline at end of file
+})(jQuery);