diff -r 0d5998b32a7c -r e529b633c339 client/js/renderer/noderepr.js
--- a/client/js/renderer/noderepr.js	Sat Apr 25 04:37:06 2015 +0200
+++ b/client/js/renderer/noderepr.js	Mon Apr 27 17:22:46 2015 +0200
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@
             }
         },
         buildShape: function(){
-            if(typeof this.model.get("shape_changed")!=="undefined" && this.model.get("shape_changed")===true){
-                this.model.set("shape_changed", false);
+            if( 'shape' in this.model.changed ) {
                 delete this.img;
             }
             if(this.circle){
@@ -68,14 +67,16 @@
             this.shapeBuilder = new ShapeBuilder(this.model.get("shape"));
             this.circle = this.shapeBuilder.getShape();
             this.circle.__representation = this;
+            this.circle.sendToBack();
             this.last_circle_radius = 1;
         },
-        redraw: function(_dontRedrawEdges) {
-            if(typeof this.model.get("shape_changed")!=="undefined" && this.model.get("shape_changed")===true){
+        redraw: function(options) {
+            if( 'shape' in this.model.changed && 'change' in options && options.change ) {
+            //if( 'shape' in this.model.changed ) {
                 this.buildShape();
             }
             var _model_coords = new paper.Point(this.model.get("position")),
-            _baseRadius = this.options.node_size_base * Math.exp((this.model.get("size") || 0) * Utils._NODE_SIZE_STEP);
+                _baseRadius = this.options.node_size_base * Math.exp((this.model.get("size") || 0) * Utils._NODE_SIZE_STEP);
             if (!this.is_dragging || !this.paper_coords) {
                 this.paper_coords = this.renderer.toPaperCoords(_model_coords);
             }
@@ -151,6 +152,9 @@
             this.img = this.model.get("image");
             if (this.img && this.img !== lastImage) {
                 this.showImage();
+                if(this.circle) {
+                    this.circle.sendToBack();
+                }
             }
             if (this.node_image && !this.img) {
                 this.node_image.remove();
@@ -165,7 +169,7 @@
                 this.minimap_circle.fitBounds(minipos.subtract(minisize), minisize.multiply(2));
             }
 
-            if (!_dontRedrawEdges) {
+            if (typeof options === 'undefined' || !('dontRedrawEdges' in options) || !options.dontRedrawEdges) {
                 var _this = this;
                 _.each(
                         this.project.get("edges").filter(
@@ -304,8 +308,7 @@
                 this.node_image.__representation = _this;
                 this.node_image.scale(this.circle_radius / baseRadius);
                 this.node_image.position = this.paper_coords.subtract(this.image_delta.multiply(this.circle_radius));
-                this.redraw();
-                this.renderer.throttledPaperDraw();
+                this.node_image.insertAbove(this.circle);
             } else {
                 var _this = this;
                 $(_image).on("load", function() {