diff --git a/src/layer/ImageOverlay.js b/src/layer/ImageOverlay.js
index e8903787..161a854a 100644
--- a/src/layer/ImageOverlay.js
+++ b/src/layer/ImageOverlay.js
@@ -202,7 +202,10 @@ export var ImageOverlay = Layer.extend({
 			this._updateZIndex();
 		}
 
-		if (wasElementSupplied) { return; }
+		if (wasElementSupplied) {
+			this._url = img.src;
+			return;
+		}
 
 		img.src = this._url;
 		img.alt = this.options.alt;
diff --git a/src/layer/VideoOverlay.js b/src/layer/VideoOverlay.js
index 44df0f33..5ff41322 100644
--- a/src/layer/VideoOverlay.js
+++ b/src/layer/VideoOverlay.js
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@ export var VideoOverlay = ImageOverlay.extend({
 		// Fired when the video has finished loading the first frame
 		vid.onloadeddata = Util.bind(this.fire, this, 'load');
 
-		if (wasElementSupplied) { return; }
+		if (wasElementSupplied) {
+			this._url = vid.src;
+			return;
+		}
 
 		if (!Util.isArray(this._url)) { this._url = [this._url]; }