diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 48aaa955f..82fa3bac1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome": "^0.2.0",
     "@headlessui/react": "^1.7.13",
     "@headlessui/tailwindcss": "^0.2.0",
-    "@kittycad/lib": "^0.0.38",
+    "@kittycad/lib": "^0.0.39",
     "@lezer/javascript": "^1.4.7",
     "@open-rpc/client-js": "^1.8.1",
     "@react-hook/resize-observer": "^1.2.6",
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     "@uiw/react-codemirror": "^4.21.13",
     "@xstate/react": "^3.2.2",
     "crypto-js": "^4.1.1",
+    "debounce": "^1.2.1",
     "debounce-promise": "^3.1.2",
     "formik": "^2.4.3",
     "fuse.js": "^6.6.2",
diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index beec95624..6313e8d08 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import { TextEditor } from 'components/TextEditor'
 import { Themes, getSystemTheme } from 'lib/theme'
 import { useSetupEngineManager } from 'hooks/useSetupEngineManager'
 import { useEngineConnectionSubscriptions } from 'hooks/useEngineConnectionSubscriptions'
+import { engineCommandManager } from './lang/std/engineConnection'
 
 export function App() {
   const { code: loadedCode, project } = useLoaderData() as IndexLoaderData
@@ -39,7 +40,6 @@ export function App() {
   useHotKeyListener()
   const {
     setCode,
-    engineCommandManager,
     buttonDownInStream,
     openPanes,
     setOpenPanes,
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ export function App() {
     guiMode: s.guiMode,
     setGuiMode: s.setGuiMode,
     setCode: s.setCode,
-    engineCommandManager: s.engineCommandManager,
     buttonDownInStream: s.buttonDownInStream,
     openPanes: s.openPanes,
     setOpenPanes: s.setOpenPanes,
@@ -91,12 +90,12 @@ export function App() {
       if (guiMode.sketchMode === 'sketchEdit') {
         // TODO: share this with Toolbar's "Exit sketch" button
         // exiting sketch should be done consistently across all exits
-        engineCommandManager?.sendSceneCommand({
+        engineCommandManager.sendSceneCommand({
           type: 'modeling_cmd_req',
           cmd_id: uuidv4(),
           cmd: { type: 'edit_mode_exit' },
         })
-        engineCommandManager?.sendSceneCommand({
+        engineCommandManager.sendSceneCommand({
           type: 'modeling_cmd_req',
           cmd_id: uuidv4(),
           cmd: { type: 'default_camera_disable_sketch_mode' },
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ export function App() {
         // when exiting sketch mode in the future
         executeAst()
       } else {
-        engineCommandManager?.sendSceneCommand({
+        engineCommandManager.sendSceneCommand({
           type: 'modeling_cmd_req',
           cmd_id: uuidv4(),
           cmd: {
@@ -156,7 +155,7 @@ export function App() {
   useEngineConnectionSubscriptions()
 
   const debounceSocketSend = throttle<EngineCommand>((message) => {
-    engineCommandManager?.sendSceneCommand(message)
+    engineCommandManager.sendSceneCommand(message)
   }, 16)
   const handleMouseMove: MouseEventHandler<HTMLDivElement> = (e) => {
     e.nativeEvent.preventDefault()
diff --git a/src/Toolbar.tsx b/src/Toolbar.tsx
index 1e57f2206..3e873bcb9 100644
--- a/src/Toolbar.tsx
+++ b/src/Toolbar.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import styles from './Toolbar.module.css'
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'
 import { useAppMode } from 'hooks/useAppMode'
 import { ActionIcon } from 'components/ActionIcon'
+import { engineCommandManager } from './lang/std/engineConnection'
 
 export const sketchButtonClassnames = {
   background:
@@ -50,7 +51,6 @@ export const Toolbar = () => {
     ast,
     updateAst,
     programMemory,
-    engineCommandManager,
     executeAst,
   } = useStore((s) => ({
     guiMode: s.guiMode,
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ export const Toolbar = () => {
     ast: s.ast,
     updateAst: s.updateAst,
     programMemory: s.programMemory,
-    engineCommandManager: s.engineCommandManager,
     executeAst: s.executeAst,
   }))
   useAppMode()
@@ -169,12 +168,12 @@ export const Toolbar = () => {
         {guiMode.mode === 'sketch' && (
           <button
             onClick={() => {
-              engineCommandManager?.sendSceneCommand({
+              engineCommandManager.sendSceneCommand({
                 type: 'modeling_cmd_req',
                 cmd_id: uuidv4(),
                 cmd: { type: 'edit_mode_exit' },
               })
-              engineCommandManager?.sendSceneCommand({
+              engineCommandManager.sendSceneCommand({
                 type: 'modeling_cmd_req',
                 cmd_id: uuidv4(),
                 cmd: { type: 'default_camera_disable_sketch_mode' },
@@ -210,7 +209,7 @@ export const Toolbar = () => {
               <button
                 key={sketchFnName}
                 onClick={() => {
-                  engineCommandManager?.sendSceneCommand({
+                  engineCommandManager.sendSceneCommand({
                     type: 'modeling_cmd_req',
                     cmd_id: uuidv4(),
                     cmd: {
diff --git a/src/components/AvailableVarsHelpers.tsx b/src/components/AvailableVarsHelpers.tsx
index 498afd825..6d3425cdb 100644
--- a/src/components/AvailableVarsHelpers.tsx
+++ b/src/components/AvailableVarsHelpers.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
 } from '../lang/modifyAst'
 import { findAllPreviousVariables, PrevVariable } from '../lang/queryAst'
 import { useStore } from '../useStore'
+import { engineCommandManager } from '../lang/std/engineConnection'
 
 export const AvailableVars = ({
   onVarClick,
@@ -92,14 +93,11 @@ export function useCalc({
   newVariableInsertIndex: number
   setNewVariableName: (a: string) => void
 } {
-  const { ast, programMemory, selectionRange, engineCommandManager } = useStore(
-    (s) => ({
-      ast: s.ast,
-      programMemory: s.programMemory,
-      selectionRange: s.selectionRanges.codeBasedSelections[0].range,
-      engineCommandManager: s.engineCommandManager,
-    })
-  )
+  const { ast, programMemory, selectionRange } = useStore((s) => ({
+    ast: s.ast,
+    programMemory: s.programMemory,
+    selectionRange: s.selectionRanges.codeBasedSelections[0].range,
+  }))
   const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null)
   const [availableVarInfo, setAvailableVarInfo] = useState<
     ReturnType<typeof findAllPreviousVariables>
@@ -140,7 +138,6 @@ export function useCalc({
   }, [ast, programMemory, selectionRange])
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!engineCommandManager) return
     try {
       const code = `const __result__ = ${value}\nshow(__result__)`
       const ast = parser_wasm(code)
diff --git a/src/components/DebugPanel.tsx b/src/components/DebugPanel.tsx
index 9c90dcf06..0ab970d73 100644
--- a/src/components/DebugPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/DebugPanel.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { CollapsiblePanel, CollapsiblePanelProps } from './CollapsiblePanel'
-import { useStore } from '../useStore'
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'
 import { EngineCommand } from '../lang/std/engineConnection'
 import { useState } from 'react'
@@ -7,6 +6,7 @@ import { ActionButton } from '../components/ActionButton'
 import { faCheck } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons'
 import { isReducedMotion } from 'lang/util'
 import { AstExplorer } from './AstExplorer'
+import { engineCommandManager } from '../lang/std/engineConnection'
 
 type SketchModeCmd = Extract<
   Extract<EngineCommand, { type: 'modeling_cmd_req' }>['cmd'],
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ type SketchModeCmd = Extract<
 >
 
 export const DebugPanel = ({ className, ...props }: CollapsiblePanelProps) => {
-  const { engineCommandManager } = useStore((s) => ({
-    engineCommandManager: s.engineCommandManager,
-  }))
   const [sketchModeCmd, setSketchModeCmd] = useState<SketchModeCmd>({
     type: 'default_camera_enable_sketch_mode',
     origin: { x: 0, y: 0, z: 0 },
@@ -81,7 +78,7 @@ export const DebugPanel = ({ className, ...props }: CollapsiblePanelProps) => {
         <ActionButton
           Element="button"
           onClick={() => {
-            engineCommandManager?.sendSceneCommand({
+            engineCommandManager.sendSceneCommand({
               type: 'modeling_cmd_req',
               cmd: sketchModeCmd,
               cmd_id: uuidv4(),
diff --git a/src/components/ExportButton.tsx b/src/components/ExportButton.tsx
index a6cfc7925..aa6d75652 100644
--- a/src/components/ExportButton.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ExportButton.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'
-import { useStore } from '../useStore'
 import { faFileExport, faXmark } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons'
 import { ActionButton } from './ActionButton'
 import Modal from 'react-modal'
 import React from 'react'
 import { useFormik } from 'formik'
 import { Models } from '@kittycad/lib'
+import { engineCommandManager } from '../lang/std/engineConnection'
 
 type OutputFormat = Models['OutputFormat_type']
 
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ interface ExportButtonProps extends React.PropsWithChildren {
 }
 
 export const ExportButton = ({ children, className }: ExportButtonProps) => {
-  const { engineCommandManager } = useStore((s) => ({
-    engineCommandManager: s.engineCommandManager,
-  }))
-
   const [modalIsOpen, setIsOpen] = React.useState(false)
 
   const defaultType = 'gltf'
@@ -66,7 +62,7 @@ export const ExportButton = ({ children, className }: ExportButtonProps) => {
           },
         }
       }
-      engineCommandManager?.sendSceneCommand({
+      engineCommandManager.sendSceneCommand({
         type: 'modeling_cmd_req',
         cmd: {
           type: 'export',
diff --git a/src/components/Stream.tsx b/src/components/Stream.tsx
index 44ffbdd14..974fe0bc6 100644
--- a/src/components/Stream.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Stream.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { modify_ast_for_sketch } from '../wasm-lib/pkg/wasm_lib'
 import { KCLError } from 'lang/errors'
 import { KclError as RustKclError } from '../wasm-lib/kcl/bindings/KclError'
 import { rangeTypeFix } from 'lang/abstractSyntaxTree'
+import { engineCommandManager } from '../lang/std/engineConnection'
 
 export const Stream = ({ className = '' }) => {
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(true)
@@ -32,7 +33,6 @@ export const Stream = ({ className = '' }) => {
   const videoRef = useRef<HTMLVideoElement>(null)
   const {
     mediaStream,
-    engineCommandManager,
     setButtonDownInStream,
     didDragInStream,
     setDidDragInStream,
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ export const Stream = ({ className = '' }) => {
     programMemory,
   } = useStore((s) => ({
     mediaStream: s.mediaStream,
-    engineCommandManager: s.engineCommandManager,
     setButtonDownInStream: s.setButtonDownInStream,
     fileId: s.fileId,
     didDragInStream: s.didDragInStream,
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ export const Stream = ({ className = '' }) => {
     if (!videoRef.current) return
     if (!mediaStream) return
     videoRef.current.srcObject = mediaStream
-  }, [mediaStream, engineCommandManager])
+  }, [mediaStream])
 
   const handleMouseDown: MouseEventHandler<HTMLVideoElement> = (e) => {
     if (!videoRef.current) return
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ export const Stream = ({ className = '' }) => {
     }
 
     if (guiMode.mode === 'sketch' && guiMode.sketchMode === ('move' as any)) {
-      engineCommandManager?.sendSceneCommand({
+      engineCommandManager.sendSceneCommand({
         type: 'modeling_cmd_req',
         cmd: {
           type: 'handle_mouse_drag_start',
@@ -121,7 +120,7 @@ export const Stream = ({ className = '' }) => {
         guiMode.sketchMode === ('sketch_line' as any)
       )
     ) {
-      engineCommandManager?.sendSceneCommand({
+      engineCommandManager.sendSceneCommand({
         type: 'modeling_cmd_req',
         cmd: {
           type: 'camera_drag_start',
@@ -139,7 +138,7 @@ export const Stream = ({ className = '' }) => {
   const handleScroll: WheelEventHandler<HTMLVideoElement> = (e) => {
     if (!cameraMouseDragGuards[cameraControls].zoom.scrollCallback(e)) return
 
-    engineCommandManager?.sendSceneCommand({
+    engineCommandManager.sendSceneCommand({
       type: 'modeling_cmd_req',
       cmd: {
         type: 'default_camera_zoom',
@@ -177,7 +176,7 @@ export const Stream = ({ className = '' }) => {
     }
 
     if (!didDragInStream) {
-      engineCommandManager?.sendSceneCommand({
+      engineCommandManager.sendSceneCommand({
         type: 'modeling_cmd_req',
         cmd: {
           type: 'select_with_point',
@@ -214,7 +213,7 @@ export const Stream = ({ className = '' }) => {
         window: { x, y },
       }
     }
-    engineCommandManager?.sendSceneCommand(command).then(async (resp) => {
+    engineCommandManager.sendSceneCommand(command).then(async (resp) => {
       if (!(guiMode.mode === 'sketch')) return
 
       if (guiMode.sketchMode === 'selectFace') return
@@ -282,7 +281,7 @@ export const Stream = ({ className = '' }) => {
         guiMode.waitingFirstClick &&
         !isEditingExistingSketch
       ) {
-        const curve = await engineCommandManager?.sendSceneCommand({
+        const curve = await engineCommandManager.sendSceneCommand({
           type: 'modeling_cmd_req',
           cmd_id: uuidv4(),
           cmd: {
@@ -323,7 +322,7 @@ export const Stream = ({ className = '' }) => {
         resp?.data?.data?.entities_modified?.length &&
         (!guiMode.waitingFirstClick || isEditingExistingSketch)
       ) {
-        const curve = await engineCommandManager?.sendSceneCommand({
+        const curve = await engineCommandManager.sendSceneCommand({
           type: 'modeling_cmd_req',
           cmd_id: uuidv4(),
           cmd: {
@@ -368,12 +367,12 @@ export const Stream = ({ className = '' }) => {
           setGuiMode({
             mode: 'default',
           })
-          engineCommandManager?.sendSceneCommand({
+          engineCommandManager.sendSceneCommand({
             type: 'modeling_cmd_req',
             cmd_id: uuidv4(),
             cmd: { type: 'edit_mode_exit' },
           })
-          engineCommandManager?.sendSceneCommand({
+          engineCommandManager.sendSceneCommand({
             type: 'modeling_cmd_req',
             cmd_id: uuidv4(),
             cmd: { type: 'default_camera_disable_sketch_mode' },
diff --git a/src/components/TextEditor.tsx b/src/components/TextEditor.tsx
index 86ab1c4f3..ec3ca10cb 100644
--- a/src/components/TextEditor.tsx
+++ b/src/components/TextEditor.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import { isOverlap, roundOff } from 'lib/utils'
 import { kclErrToDiagnostic } from 'lang/errors'
 import { CSSRuleObject } from 'tailwindcss/types/config'
 import interact from '@replit/codemirror-interact'
+import { engineCommandManager } from '../lang/std/engineConnection'
 
 export const editorShortcutMeta = {
   formatCode: {
@@ -52,7 +53,6 @@ export const TextEditor = ({
     code,
     deferredSetCode,
     editorView,
-    engineCommandManager,
     formatCode,
     isLSPServerReady,
     selectionRanges,
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ export const TextEditor = ({
     code: s.code,
     deferredSetCode: s.deferredSetCode,
     editorView: s.editorView,
-    engineCommandManager: s.engineCommandManager,
     formatCode: s.formatCode,
     isLSPServerReady: s.isLSPServerReady,
     selectionRanges: s.selectionRanges,
@@ -173,7 +172,7 @@ export const TextEditor = ({
     const idBasedSelections = codeBasedSelections
       .map(({ type, range }) => {
         const hasOverlap = Object.entries(
-          engineCommandManager?.sourceRangeMap || {}
+          engineCommandManager.sourceRangeMap || {}
         ).filter(([_, sourceRange]) => {
           return isOverlap(sourceRange, range)
         })
@@ -186,7 +185,7 @@ export const TextEditor = ({
       })
       .filter(Boolean) as any
 
-    engineCommandManager?.cusorsSelected({
+    engineCommandManager.cusorsSelected({
       otherSelections: [],
       idBasedSelections,
     })
diff --git a/src/hooks/useAppMode.ts b/src/hooks/useAppMode.ts
index 78af98324..14ad05056 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useAppMode.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useAppMode.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { ArtifactMap, EngineCommandManager } from 'lang/std/engineConnection'
 import { Models } from '@kittycad/lib/dist/types/src'
 import { isReducedMotion } from 'lang/util'
 import { isOverlap } from 'lib/utils'
+import { engineCommandManager } from '../lang/std/engineConnection'
 
 interface DefaultPlanes {
   xy: string
@@ -17,19 +18,13 @@ interface DefaultPlanes {
 }
 
 export function useAppMode() {
-  const {
-    guiMode,
-    setGuiMode,
-    selectionRanges,
-    engineCommandManager,
-    selectionRangeTypeMap,
-  } = useStore((s) => ({
-    guiMode: s.guiMode,
-    setGuiMode: s.setGuiMode,
-    selectionRanges: s.selectionRanges,
-    engineCommandManager: s.engineCommandManager,
-    selectionRangeTypeMap: s.selectionRangeTypeMap,
-  }))
+  const { guiMode, setGuiMode, selectionRanges, selectionRangeTypeMap } =
+    useStore((s) => ({
+      guiMode: s.guiMode,
+      setGuiMode: s.setGuiMode,
+      selectionRanges: s.selectionRanges,
+      selectionRangeTypeMap: s.selectionRangeTypeMap,
+    }))
   const [defaultPlanes, setDefaultPlanes] = useState<DefaultPlanes | null>(null)
   useEffect(() => {
     if (
@@ -65,7 +60,7 @@ export function useAppMode() {
         setDefaultPlanesHidden(engineCommandManager, localDefaultPlanes, true)
         // TODO figure out the plane to use based on the sketch
         // maybe it's easier to make a new plane than rely on the defaults
-        await engineCommandManager?.sendSceneCommand({
+        await engineCommandManager.sendSceneCommand({
           type: 'modeling_cmd_req',
           cmd_id: uuidv4(),
           cmd: {
@@ -135,7 +130,7 @@ export function useAppMode() {
   ])
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    const unSub = engineCommandManager?.subscribeTo({
+    const unSub = engineCommandManager.subscribeTo({
       event: 'select_with_point',
       callback: async ({ data }) => {
         if (!data.entity_id) return
@@ -144,18 +139,16 @@ export function useAppMode() {
           // user clicked something else in the scene
           return
         }
-        const sketchModeResponse = await engineCommandManager?.sendSceneCommand(
-          {
-            type: 'modeling_cmd_req',
-            cmd_id: uuidv4(),
-            cmd: {
-              type: 'sketch_mode_enable',
-              plane_id: data.entity_id,
-              ortho: true,
-              animated: !isReducedMotion(),
-            },
-          }
-        )
+        const sketchModeResponse = await engineCommandManager.sendSceneCommand({
+          type: 'modeling_cmd_req',
+          cmd_id: uuidv4(),
+          cmd: {
+            type: 'sketch_mode_enable',
+            plane_id: data.entity_id,
+            ortho: true,
+            animated: !isReducedMotion(),
+          },
+        })
         setDefaultPlanesHidden(engineCommandManager, defaultPlanes, true)
         const sketchUuid = uuidv4()
         const proms: any[] = []
@@ -208,7 +201,7 @@ async function createPlane(
   }
 ) {
   const planeId = uuidv4()
-  await engineCommandManager?.sendSceneCommand({
+  await engineCommandManager.sendSceneCommand({
     type: 'modeling_cmd_req',
     cmd: {
       type: 'make_plane',
@@ -220,7 +213,7 @@ async function createPlane(
     },
     cmd_id: planeId,
   })
-  await engineCommandManager?.sendSceneCommand({
+  await engineCommandManager.sendSceneCommand({
     type: 'modeling_cmd_req',
     cmd: {
       type: 'plane_set_color',
@@ -233,12 +226,12 @@ async function createPlane(
 }
 
 function setDefaultPlanesHidden(
-  engineCommandManager: EngineCommandManager | undefined,
+  engineCommandManager: EngineCommandManager,
   defaultPlanes: DefaultPlanes,
   hidden: boolean
 ) {
   Object.values(defaultPlanes).forEach((planeId) => {
-    engineCommandManager?.sendSceneCommand({
+    engineCommandManager.sendSceneCommand({
       type: 'modeling_cmd_req',
       cmd_id: uuidv4(),
       cmd: {
diff --git a/src/hooks/useEngineConnectionSubscriptions.ts b/src/hooks/useEngineConnectionSubscriptions.ts
index 6a870948a..29cd8fff2 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useEngineConnectionSubscriptions.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useEngineConnectionSubscriptions.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
 import { useEffect } from 'react'
 import { useStore } from 'useStore'
+import { engineCommandManager } from '../lang/std/engineConnection'
 
 export function useEngineConnectionSubscriptions() {
-  const {
-    engineCommandManager,
-    setCursor2,
-    setHighlightRange,
-    highlightRange,
-  } = useStore((s) => ({
-    engineCommandManager: s.engineCommandManager,
+  const { setCursor2, setHighlightRange, highlightRange } = useStore((s) => ({
     setCursor2: s.setCursor2,
     setHighlightRange: s.setHighlightRange,
     highlightRange: s.highlightRange,
diff --git a/src/hooks/useSetupEngineManager.ts b/src/hooks/useSetupEngineManager.ts
index 3636dd431..6a41f57bb 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useSetupEngineManager.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useSetupEngineManager.ts
@@ -1,53 +1,90 @@
-import { useLayoutEffect } from 'react'
+import { useLayoutEffect, useEffect, useRef } from 'react'
 import { _executor } from '../lang/executor'
 import { useStore } from '../useStore'
-import { EngineCommandManager } from '../lang/std/engineConnection'
+import { engineCommandManager } from '../lang/std/engineConnection'
+import { deferExecution } from 'lib/utils'
 
 export function useSetupEngineManager(
   streamRef: React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement>,
   token?: string
 ) {
   const {
-    setEngineCommandManager,
     setMediaStream,
     setIsStreamReady,
     setStreamDimensions,
     executeCode,
+    streamDimensions,
   } = useStore((s) => ({
-    setEngineCommandManager: s.setEngineCommandManager,
     setMediaStream: s.setMediaStream,
     setIsStreamReady: s.setIsStreamReady,
     setStreamDimensions: s.setStreamDimensions,
     executeCode: s.executeCode,
+    streamDimensions: s.streamDimensions,
   }))
 
   const streamWidth = streamRef?.current?.offsetWidth
   const streamHeight = streamRef?.current?.offsetHeight
 
+  const hasSetNonZeroDimensions = useRef<boolean>(false)
+
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    // Load the engine command manager once with the initial width and height,
+    // then we do not want to reload it.
+    const { width: quadWidth, height: quadHeight } = getDimensions(
+      streamWidth,
+      streamHeight
+    )
+    if (!hasSetNonZeroDimensions.current && quadHeight && quadWidth) {
+      engineCommandManager.start({
+        setMediaStream,
+        setIsStreamReady,
+        width: quadWidth,
+        height: quadHeight,
+        token,
+      })
+      engineCommandManager.waitForReady.then(() => {
+        executeCode()
+      })
+      setStreamDimensions({
+        streamWidth: quadWidth,
+        streamHeight: quadHeight,
+      })
+      hasSetNonZeroDimensions.current = true
+    }
+  }, [streamRef?.current?.offsetWidth, streamRef?.current?.offsetHeight])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handleResize = deferExecution(() => {
+      const { width, height } = getDimensions(
+        streamRef?.current?.offsetWidth,
+        streamRef?.current?.offsetHeight
+      )
+      if (
+        streamDimensions.streamWidth !== width ||
+        streamDimensions.streamHeight !== height
+      ) {
+        engineCommandManager.handleResize({
+          streamWidth: width,
+          streamHeight: height,
+        })
+        setStreamDimensions({
+          streamWidth: width,
+          streamHeight: height,
+        })
+      }
+    }, 500)
+
+    window.addEventListener('resize', handleResize)
+    return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener('resize', handleResize)
+    }
+  }, [])
+}
+
+function getDimensions(streamWidth?: number, streamHeight?: number) {
   const width = streamWidth ? streamWidth : 0
   const quadWidth = Math.round(width / 4) * 4
   const height = streamHeight ? streamHeight : 0
   const quadHeight = Math.round(height / 4) * 4
-
-  useLayoutEffect(() => {
-    setStreamDimensions({
-      streamWidth: quadWidth,
-      streamHeight: quadHeight,
-    })
-    if (!width || !height) return
-    const eng = new EngineCommandManager({
-      setMediaStream,
-      setIsStreamReady,
-      width: quadWidth,
-      height: quadHeight,
-      token,
-    })
-    setEngineCommandManager(eng)
-    eng.waitForReady.then(() => {
-      executeCode()
-    })
-    return () => {
-      eng?.tearDown()
-    }
-  }, [quadWidth, quadHeight])
+  return { width: quadWidth, height: quadHeight }
 }
diff --git a/src/lang/std/engineConnection.ts b/src/lang/std/engineConnection.ts
index d89c9b963..4bbefbae3 100644
--- a/src/lang/std/engineConnection.ts
+++ b/src/lang/std/engineConnection.ts
@@ -595,7 +595,12 @@ export class EngineCommandManager {
       [localUnsubscribeId: string]: (a: any) => void
     }
   } = {} as any
-  constructor({
+
+  constructor() {
+    this.engineConnection = undefined
+  }
+
+  start({
     setMediaStream,
     setIsStreamReady,
     width,
@@ -608,6 +613,16 @@ export class EngineCommandManager {
     height: number
     token?: string
   }) {
+    if (width === 0 || height === 0) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    // If we already have an engine connection, just need to resize the stream.
+    if (this.engineConnection) {
+      this.handleResize({ streamWidth: width, streamHeight: height })
+      return
+    }
+
     this.waitForReady = new Promise((resolve) => {
       this.resolveReady = resolve
     })
@@ -689,7 +704,35 @@ export class EngineCommandManager {
 
     this.engineConnection?.connect()
   }
+  handleResize({
+    streamWidth,
+    streamHeight,
+  }: {
+    streamWidth: number
+    streamHeight: number
+  }) {
+    console.log('handleResize', streamWidth, streamHeight)
+    if (!this.engineConnection?.isReady()) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    const resizeCmd: EngineCommand = {
+      type: 'modeling_cmd_req',
+      cmd_id: uuidv4(),
+      cmd: {
+        type: 'reconfigure_stream',
+        width: streamWidth,
+        height: streamHeight,
+        fps: 60,
+      },
+    }
+    this.engineConnection?.send(resizeCmd)
+  }
   handleModelingCommand(message: WebSocketResponse, id: string) {
+    if (this.engineConnection === undefined) {
+      return
+    }
+
     if (message.type !== 'modeling') {
       return
     }
@@ -854,6 +897,9 @@ export class EngineCommandManager {
     })
   }
   sendSceneCommand(command: EngineCommand): Promise<any> {
+    if (this.engineConnection === undefined) {
+      return Promise.resolve()
+    }
     if (
       command.type === 'modeling_cmd_req' &&
       command.cmd.type !== lastMessage
@@ -905,6 +951,9 @@ export class EngineCommandManager {
     range: SourceRange
     command: EngineCommand | string
   }): Promise<any> {
+    if (this.engineConnection === undefined) {
+      return Promise.resolve()
+    }
     this.sourceRangeMap[id] = range
 
     if (!this.engineConnection?.isReady()) {
@@ -950,6 +999,9 @@ export class EngineCommandManager {
     rangeStr: string,
     commandStr: string
   ): Promise<any> {
+    if (this.engineConnection === undefined) {
+      return Promise.resolve()
+    }
     if (id === undefined) {
       throw new Error('id is undefined')
     }
@@ -1000,6 +1052,9 @@ export class EngineCommandManager {
     }
   }
   private async fixIdMappings(ast: Program, programMemory: ProgramMemory) {
+    if (this.engineConnection === undefined) {
+      return
+    }
     /* This is a temporary solution since the cmd_ids that are sent through when
     sending 'extend_path' ids are not used as the segment ids.
 
@@ -1079,3 +1134,5 @@ export class EngineCommandManager {
     })
   }
 }
+
+export const engineCommandManager = new EngineCommandManager()
diff --git a/src/lib/testHelpers.ts b/src/lib/testHelpers.ts
index 2e7a6f1d7..012b51273 100644
--- a/src/lib/testHelpers.ts
+++ b/src/lib/testHelpers.ts
@@ -75,11 +75,12 @@ export async function executor(
   ast: Program,
   pm: ProgramMemory = { root: {}, return: null }
 ): Promise<ProgramMemory> {
-  const engineCommandManager = new EngineCommandManager({
+  const engineCommandManager = new EngineCommandManager()
+  engineCommandManager.start({
     setIsStreamReady: () => {},
     setMediaStream: () => {},
-    width: 100,
-    height: 100,
+    width: 0,
+    height: 0,
   })
   await engineCommandManager.waitForReady
   engineCommandManager.startNewSession()
diff --git a/src/useStore.ts b/src/useStore.ts
index 24d19a6de..8586d8aa5 100644
--- a/src/useStore.ts
+++ b/src/useStore.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { KCLError } from './lang/errors'
 import { deferExecution } from 'lib/utils'
 import { _executor } from './lang/executor'
 import { bracket } from 'lib/exampleKcl'
+import { engineCommandManager } from './lang/std/engineConnection'
 
 export type Selection = {
   type: 'default' | 'line-end' | 'line-mid'
@@ -162,8 +163,6 @@ export interface StoreState {
   setProgramMemory: (programMemory: ProgramMemory) => void
   isShiftDown: boolean
   setIsShiftDown: (isShiftDown: boolean) => void
-  engineCommandManager?: EngineCommandManager
-  setEngineCommandManager: (engineCommandManager: EngineCommandManager) => void
   mediaStream?: MediaStream
   setMediaStream: (mediaStream: MediaStream) => void
   isStreamReady: boolean
@@ -226,7 +225,7 @@ export const useStore = create<StoreState>()(
           const result = await executeCode({
             code: code || get().code,
             lastAst: get().ast,
-            engineCommandManager: get().engineCommandManager,
+            engineCommandManager: engineCommandManager,
           })
           if (!result.isChange) {
             return
@@ -332,8 +331,6 @@ export const useStore = create<StoreState>()(
         executeAst: async (ast) => {
           const _ast = ast || get().ast
           if (!get().isStreamReady) return
-          const engineCommandManager = get().engineCommandManager!
-          if (!engineCommandManager) return
 
           set({ isExecuting: true })
           const { logs, errors, programMemory } = await executeAst({
@@ -350,8 +347,6 @@ export const useStore = create<StoreState>()(
         executeAstMock: async (ast) => {
           const _ast = ast || get().ast
           if (!get().isStreamReady) return
-          const engineCommandManager = get().engineCommandManager!
-          if (!engineCommandManager) return
 
           const { logs, errors, programMemory } = await executeAst({
             ast: _ast,
@@ -435,8 +430,6 @@ export const useStore = create<StoreState>()(
         setProgramMemory: (programMemory) => set({ programMemory }),
         isShiftDown: false,
         setIsShiftDown: (isShiftDown) => set({ isShiftDown }),
-        setEngineCommandManager: (engineCommandManager) =>
-          set({ engineCommandManager }),
         setMediaStream: (mediaStream) => set({ mediaStream }),
         isStreamReady: false,
         setIsStreamReady: (isStreamReady) => set({ isStreamReady }),
@@ -454,7 +447,9 @@ export const useStore = create<StoreState>()(
         fileId: '',
         setFileId: (fileId) => set({ fileId }),
         streamDimensions: { streamWidth: 1280, streamHeight: 720 },
-        setStreamDimensions: (streamDimensions) => set({ streamDimensions }),
+        setStreamDimensions: (streamDimensions) => {
+          set({ streamDimensions })
+        },
         isExecuting: false,
         setIsExecuting: (isExecuting) => set({ isExecuting }),
 
@@ -519,7 +514,7 @@ async function executeCode({
 }: {
   code: string
   lastAst: Program
-  engineCommandManager?: EngineCommandManager
+  engineCommandManager: EngineCommandManager
 }): Promise<
   | {
       logs: string[]
@@ -539,7 +534,7 @@ async function executeCode({
     if (e instanceof KCLError) {
       errors = [e]
       logs = []
-      if (e.msg === 'file is empty') engineCommandManager?.endSession()
+      if (e.msg === 'file is empty') engineCommandManager.endSession()
     }
     return {
       isChange: true,
@@ -562,7 +557,7 @@ async function executeCode({
   }
   // Check if the ast we have is equal to the ast in the storage.
   // If it is, we don't need to update the ast.
-  if (!engineCommandManager || JSON.stringify(ast) === JSON.stringify(lastAst))
+  if (JSON.stringify(ast) === JSON.stringify(lastAst))
     return { isChange: false }
 
   const { logs, errors, programMemory } = await executeAst({
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 2d0339d0f..5b5604988 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1530,10 +1530,10 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@juggle/resize-observer/-/resize-observer-3.4.0.tgz#08d6c5e20cf7e4cc02fd181c4b0c225cd31dbb60"
   integrity sha512-dfLbk+PwWvFzSxwk3n5ySL0hfBog779o8h68wK/7/APo/7cgyWp5jcXockbxdk5kFRkbeXWm4Fbi9FrdN381sA==
 
-"@kittycad/lib@^0.0.38":
-  version "0.0.38"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@kittycad/lib/-/lib-0.0.38.tgz#50474266f679990bd414c30f884f2d42a0d5dba9"
-  integrity sha512-Lv9P7jqVRoGgOnCsRCsG8OwZH5n3scxXYrElR+5/Rsd6/KIarLB4bSBngJrXebOnmTw5md0OPeY+b3ZDbZFDeg==
+"@kittycad/lib@^0.0.39":
+  version "0.0.39"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@kittycad/lib/-/lib-0.0.39.tgz#e548acf5ff7d45a1f1ec9ad2c61ddcfc30d159b7"
+  integrity sha512-cB4wNjsKTMpJUn/kMK3qtkVAqB1csSglqThe+bj02nC1kWTB1XgYxksooc/Gzl1MoK1/n0OPQcbOb7Tojb836A==
   dependencies:
     node-fetch "3.3.2"
     openapi-types "^12.0.0"
@@ -2816,6 +2816,11 @@ debounce-promise@^3.1.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/debounce-promise/-/debounce-promise-3.1.2.tgz#320fb8c7d15a344455cd33cee5ab63530b6dc7c5"
   integrity sha512-rZHcgBkbYavBeD9ej6sP56XfG53d51CD4dnaw989YX/nZ/ZJfgRx/9ePKmTNiUiyQvh4mtrMoS3OAWW+yoYtpg==
 
+debounce@^1.2.1:
+  version "1.2.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/debounce/-/debounce-1.2.1.tgz#38881d8f4166a5c5848020c11827b834bcb3e0a5"
+  integrity sha512-XRRe6Glud4rd/ZGQfiV1ruXSfbvfJedlV9Y6zOlP+2K04vBYiJEte6stfFkCP03aMnY5tsipamumUjL14fofug==
+
 debug@^3.2.7:
   version "3.2.7"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/debug/-/debug-3.2.7.tgz#72580b7e9145fb39b6676f9c5e5fb100b934179a"