diff --git a/d2core/d2ui/button.go b/d2core/d2ui/button.go
index b9a647ba..3cd8c371 100644
--- a/d2core/d2ui/button.go
+++ b/d2core/d2ui/button.go
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ func (v *Button) prerenderStates(btnSprite *Sprite, btnLayout *ButtonLayout, lab
 	xOffset := half(v.width)
 
 	label.SetPosition(xOffset, textY)
-	label.Render(v.normalSurface)
+	label.RenderNoError(v.normalSurface)
 
 	if !btnLayout.HasImage || !btnLayout.AllowFrameChange {
 		return
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ func (v *Button) prerenderStates(btnSprite *Sprite, btnLayout *ButtonLayout, lab
 		}
 
 		label.SetPosition(state.offsetX, state.offsetY)
-		label.Render(*state.prerenderdestination)
+		label.RenderNoError(*state.prerenderdestination)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/d2core/d2ui/label.go b/d2core/d2ui/label.go
index aa768ee1..32bd3409 100644
--- a/d2core/d2ui/label.go
+++ b/d2core/d2ui/label.go
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/OpenDiablo2/OpenDiablo2/d2core/d2gui"
 )
 
+// static check that UIFrame implements Widget
+var _ Widget = &Label{}
+
 // Label represents a user interface label
 type Label struct {
 	*BaseWidget
@@ -45,8 +48,14 @@ func (ui *UIManager) NewLabel(fontPath, palettePath string) *Label {
 	return result
 }
 
-// Render draws the label on the screen, respliting the lines to allow for other alignments.
-func (v *Label) Render(target d2interface.Surface) {
+// Render draws the label on the screen
+func (v *Label) Render(target d2interface.Surface) error {
+	v.RenderNoError(target)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// RenderNoError draws the label on the screen, respliting the lines to allow for other alignments.
+func (v *Label) RenderNoError(target d2interface.Surface) {
 	target.PushTranslation(v.GetPosition())
 
 	lines := strings.Split(v.text, "\n")
diff --git a/d2core/d2ui/textbox.go b/d2core/d2ui/textbox.go
index 256ac2f7..a63327d2 100644
--- a/d2core/d2ui/textbox.go
+++ b/d2core/d2ui/textbox.go
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ func (v *TextBox) Render(target d2interface.Surface) error {
 	}
 
 	v.bgSprite.Render(target)
-	v.textLabel.Render(target)
+	v.textLabel.RenderNoError(target)
 
 	if (time.Now().UnixNano()/1e6)&(1<<8) > 0 {
-		v.lineBar.Render(target)
+		v.lineBar.RenderNoError(target)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/d2core/d2ui/tooltip.go b/d2core/d2ui/tooltip.go
index 0cb4fc89..fc27818a 100644
--- a/d2core/d2ui/tooltip.go
+++ b/d2core/d2ui/tooltip.go
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func (t *Tooltip) Render(target d2interface.Surface) error {
 	for i := range t.lines {
 		t.label.SetText(t.lines[i])
 		_, h := t.label.GetTextMetrics(t.lines[i])
-		t.label.Render(target)
+		t.label.RenderNoError(target)
 		target.PushTranslation(0, h)
 	}
 
diff --git a/d2game/d2gamescreen/character_select.go b/d2game/d2gamescreen/character_select.go
index 76b74b65..76832383 100644
--- a/d2game/d2gamescreen/character_select.go
+++ b/d2game/d2gamescreen/character_select.go
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ func (v *CharacterSelect) Render(screen d2interface.Surface) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	v.d2HeroTitle.Render(screen)
+	v.d2HeroTitle.RenderNoError(screen)
 	actualSelectionIndex := v.selectedCharacter - (v.charScrollbar.GetCurrentOffset() * 2)
 
 	if v.selectedCharacter > -1 && actualSelectionIndex >= 0 && actualSelectionIndex < 8 {
@@ -388,9 +388,9 @@ func (v *CharacterSelect) Render(screen d2interface.Surface) {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		v.characterNameLabel[i].Render(screen)
-		v.characterStatsLabel[i].Render(screen)
-		v.characterExpLabel[i].Render(screen)
+		v.characterNameLabel[i].RenderNoError(screen)
+		v.characterStatsLabel[i].RenderNoError(screen)
+		v.characterExpLabel[i].RenderNoError(screen)
 
 		x, y := v.characterNameLabel[i].GetPosition()
 		charImgX := x - selectionBoxImageOffsetX
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ func (v *CharacterSelect) Render(screen d2interface.Surface) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		v.deleteCharConfirmLabel.Render(screen)
+		v.deleteCharConfirmLabel.RenderNoError(screen)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/d2game/d2gamescreen/credits.go b/d2game/d2gamescreen/credits.go
index 3664883a..eb850fcc 100644
--- a/d2game/d2gamescreen/credits.go
+++ b/d2game/d2gamescreen/credits.go
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func (v *Credits) Render(screen d2interface.Surface) {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		label.Label.Render(screen)
+		label.Label.RenderNoError(screen)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/d2game/d2gamescreen/main_menu.go b/d2game/d2gamescreen/main_menu.go
index b0d82f55..b722a5d1 100644
--- a/d2game/d2gamescreen/main_menu.go
+++ b/d2game/d2gamescreen/main_menu.go
@@ -462,21 +462,21 @@ func (v *MainMenu) renderLogos(screen d2interface.Surface) {
 func (v *MainMenu) renderLabels(screen d2interface.Surface) {
 	switch v.screenMode {
 	case ScreenModeServerIP:
-		v.tcpIPOptionsLabel.Render(screen)
-		v.tcpJoinGameLabel.Render(screen)
+		v.tcpIPOptionsLabel.RenderNoError(screen)
+		v.tcpJoinGameLabel.RenderNoError(screen)
 	case ScreenModeTCPIP:
-		v.tcpIPOptionsLabel.Render(screen)
+		v.tcpIPOptionsLabel.RenderNoError(screen)
 	case ScreenModeTrademark:
-		v.copyrightLabel.Render(screen)
-		v.copyrightLabel2.Render(screen)
+		v.copyrightLabel.RenderNoError(screen)
+		v.copyrightLabel2.RenderNoError(screen)
 
 		if v.errorLabel != nil {
-			v.errorLabel.Render(screen)
+			v.errorLabel.RenderNoError(screen)
 		}
 	case ScreenModeMainMenu:
-		v.openDiabloLabel.Render(screen)
-		v.versionLabel.Render(screen)
-		v.commitLabel.Render(screen)
+		v.openDiabloLabel.RenderNoError(screen)
+		v.versionLabel.RenderNoError(screen)
+		v.commitLabel.RenderNoError(screen)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/d2game/d2gamescreen/select_hero_class.go b/d2game/d2gamescreen/select_hero_class.go
index 9ec03ece..678c0df1 100644
--- a/d2game/d2gamescreen/select_hero_class.go
+++ b/d2game/d2gamescreen/select_hero_class.go
@@ -515,13 +515,13 @@ func (v *SelectHeroClass) Render(screen d2interface.Surface) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	v.headingLabel.Render(screen)
+	v.headingLabel.RenderNoError(screen)
 
 	if v.selectedHero != d2enum.HeroNone {
-		v.heroClassLabel.Render(screen)
-		v.heroDesc1Label.Render(screen)
-		v.heroDesc2Label.Render(screen)
-		v.heroDesc3Label.Render(screen)
+		v.heroClassLabel.RenderNoError(screen)
+		v.heroDesc1Label.RenderNoError(screen)
+		v.heroDesc2Label.RenderNoError(screen)
+		v.heroDesc3Label.RenderNoError(screen)
 	}
 
 	for heroClass, heroInfo := range v.heroRenderInfo {
@@ -539,9 +539,9 @@ func (v *SelectHeroClass) Render(screen d2interface.Surface) {
 	v.campfire.Render(screen)
 
 	if v.heroNameTextbox.GetVisible() {
-		v.heroNameLabel.Render(screen)
-		v.expansionCharLabel.Render(screen)
-		v.hardcoreCharLabel.Render(screen)
+		v.heroNameLabel.RenderNoError(screen)
+		v.expansionCharLabel.RenderNoError(screen)
+		v.hardcoreCharLabel.RenderNoError(screen)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/d2game/d2player/help_overlay.go b/d2game/d2player/help_overlay.go
index 8414d3c8..496d9e98 100644
--- a/d2game/d2player/help_overlay.go
+++ b/d2game/d2player/help_overlay.go
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ func (h *HelpOverlay) Render(target d2interface.Surface) error {
 	}
 
 	for _, t := range h.text {
-		t.Render(target)
+		t.RenderNoError(target)
 	}
 
 	for _, l := range h.lines {
diff --git a/d2game/d2player/hero_stats_panel.go b/d2game/d2player/hero_stats_panel.go
index 64399af5..b4599910 100644
--- a/d2game/d2player/hero_stats_panel.go
+++ b/d2game/d2player/hero_stats_panel.go
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ func (s *HeroStatsPanel) renderStaticLabels(target d2interface.Surface) {
 			cfg.centerAlign,
 		})
 
-		label.Render(target)
+		label.RenderNoError(target)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ func (s *HeroStatsPanel) renderStatValues(target d2interface.Surface) {
 func (s *HeroStatsPanel) renderStatValueNum(label *d2ui.Label, value int,
 	target d2interface.Surface) {
 	label.SetText(strconv.Itoa(value))
-	label.Render(target)
+	label.RenderNoError(target)
 }
 
 func (s *HeroStatsPanel) createStatValueLabel(stat, x, y int) *d2ui.Label {
diff --git a/d2game/d2player/hud.go b/d2game/d2player/hud.go
index 390c7c3f..538ee6e1 100644
--- a/d2game/d2player/hud.go
+++ b/d2game/d2player/hud.go
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ func (h *HUD) renderForSelectableEntitiesHovered(target d2interface.Surface) {
 			xLabel, yLabel := entScreenX-xOff, entScreenY-yOff-entityHeight-hoverLabelOuterPad
 			h.nameLabel.SetPosition(xLabel, yLabel)
 
-			h.nameLabel.Render(target)
+			h.nameLabel.RenderNoError(target)
 			entity.Highlight()
 
 			break
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ func (h *HUD) Render(target d2interface.Surface) error {
 
 	if h.isZoneTextShown {
 		h.zoneChangeText.SetPosition(zoneChangeTextX, zoneChangeTextY)
-		h.zoneChangeText.Render(target)
+		h.zoneChangeText.RenderNoError(target)
 	}
 
 	h.renderHealthTooltip(target)
diff --git a/d2game/d2player/skilltree.go b/d2game/d2player/skilltree.go
index 2616b24e..7f3cf865 100644
--- a/d2game/d2player/skilltree.go
+++ b/d2game/d2player/skilltree.go
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ func (s *skillTree) renderTabCommon(target d2interface.Surface) error {
 	}
 
 	// available skill points label
-	s.availSPLabel.Render(target)
+	s.availSPLabel.RenderNoError(target)
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ func (s *skillTree) renderSkillIconLabel(target d2interface.Surface, skill *d2he
 	x := skillIconXOff + skill.SkillColumn*skillIconDistX + skillLabelXOffset
 	y := skillIconYOff + skill.SkillRow*skillIconDistY + skillLabelYOffset
 	s.skillLvlLabel.SetPosition(x, y)
-	s.skillLvlLabel.Render(target)
+	s.skillLvlLabel.RenderNoError(target)
 }
 
 func (s *skillTree) renderSkillIcons(target d2interface.Surface, tab int) error {