diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index ea608cea..c427513b 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ http://visjs.org
 
 ### Graph
 
-- added option to setOptions to avoid resetting view.
+- changes setOptions to avoid resetting view.
 
 
 ## 2014-05-09, version 1.0.1
diff --git a/dist/vis.js b/dist/vis.js
index 6ef01017..5c670e0a 100644
--- a/dist/vis.js
+++ b/dist/vis.js
@@ -15755,8 +15755,11 @@ function Graph (container, data, options) {
   this._loadHierarchySystem();
 
   // apply options
+  this._setTranslation(this.frame.clientWidth / 2, this.frame.clientHeight / 2);
+  this._setScale(1);
   this.setOptions(options);
 
+
   // other vars
   this.freezeSimulation = false;// freeze the simulation
   this.cachedFunctions = {};
@@ -16048,11 +16051,8 @@ Graph.prototype.setData = function(data, disableStart) {
  * @param {Object} options
  * @param {Boolean} [initializeView] | set zoom and translation to default.
  */
-Graph.prototype.setOptions = function (options, initializeView) {
+Graph.prototype.setOptions = function (options) {
   if (options) {
-    if (initializeView === undefined) {
-      initializeView = true;
-    }
     var prop;
     // retrieve parameter values
     if (options.width !== undefined)           {this.width = options.width;}
@@ -16278,13 +16278,10 @@ Graph.prototype.setOptions = function (options, initializeView) {
 
   // bind keys. If disabled, this will not do anything;
   this._createKeyBinds();
+  this.setSize(this.width, this.height);
+  this.moving = true;
+  this.start();
 
-  if (initializeView == true) {
-    this.setSize(this.width, this.height);
-    this._setTranslation(this.frame.clientWidth / 2, this.frame.clientHeight / 2);
-    this._setScale(1);
-  }
-  this._redraw();
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/docs/graph.html b/docs/graph.html
index bf441dbc..b2bcce53 100644
--- a/docs/graph.html
+++ b/docs/graph.html
@@ -2041,12 +2041,10 @@ var options: {
   </tr>
 
   <tr>
-    <td>setOptions(options,[initializeView])</td>
+    <td>setOptions(options)</td>
     <td>none</td>
     <td>Set options for the graph. The available options are described in
-      the section <a href="#Configuration_options">Configuration Options</a>. The <code>initializeView</code> boolean parameter is
-        optional and can be used to avoid the resetting of the view when loading the options.
-        This can be used when changing the options of an already initialized graph.
+      the section <a href="#Configuration_options">Configuration Options</a>.
     </td>
   </tr>
 
diff --git a/src/graph/Graph.js b/src/graph/Graph.js
index 095f93ec..c61f863a 100644
--- a/src/graph/Graph.js
+++ b/src/graph/Graph.js
@@ -211,8 +211,11 @@ function Graph (container, data, options) {
   this._loadHierarchySystem();
 
   // apply options
+  this._setTranslation(this.frame.clientWidth / 2, this.frame.clientHeight / 2);
+  this._setScale(1);
   this.setOptions(options);
 
+
   // other vars
   this.freezeSimulation = false;// freeze the simulation
   this.cachedFunctions = {};
@@ -504,11 +507,8 @@ Graph.prototype.setData = function(data, disableStart) {
  * @param {Object} options
  * @param {Boolean} [initializeView] | set zoom and translation to default.
  */
-Graph.prototype.setOptions = function (options, initializeView) {
+Graph.prototype.setOptions = function (options) {
   if (options) {
-    if (initializeView === undefined) {
-      initializeView = true;
-    }
     var prop;
     // retrieve parameter values
     if (options.width !== undefined)           {this.width = options.width;}
@@ -734,13 +734,10 @@ Graph.prototype.setOptions = function (options, initializeView) {
 
   // bind keys. If disabled, this will not do anything;
   this._createKeyBinds();
+  this.setSize(this.width, this.height);
+  this.moving = true;
+  this.start();
 
-  if (initializeView == true) {
-    this.setSize(this.width, this.height);
-    this._setTranslation(this.frame.clientWidth / 2, this.frame.clientHeight / 2);
-    this._setScale(1);
-  }
-  this._redraw();
 };
 
 /**