diff --git a/src/components/App/index.js b/src/components/App/index.js
index e1d2395..6820117 100644
--- a/src/components/App/index.js
+++ b/src/components/App/index.js
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ class App extends React.PureComponent {
       expr
     }, async () => {
       await this.image.doReflow();
-      this.setSvgUrl(this.image.svg);
-      this.setPngUrl(this.image.svg);
+      this.setSvgUrl(this.image.svg.current);
+      this.setPngUrl(this.image.svg.current);
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/src/components/SVG/Box.js b/src/components/SVG/Box.js
index 0b17433..fc3b373 100644
--- a/src/components/SVG/Box.js
+++ b/src/components/SVG/Box.js
@@ -12,10 +12,14 @@ class Box extends React.PureComponent {
     radius: 3
   }
 
+  label = React.createRef()
+
+  children = [React.createRef()]
+
   reflow() {
     const { padding, useAnchors } = this.props;
-    const box = this.children[0].getBBox();
-    const labelBox = this.label ? this.label.getBBox() : { width: 0, height: 0};
+    const box = this.children[0].current.getBBox();
+    const labelBox = this.label.current ? this.label.current.getBBox() : { width: 0, height: 0};
 
     this.setBBox({
       width: Math.max(box.width + 2 * padding, labelBox.width),
@@ -34,10 +38,6 @@ class Box extends React.PureComponent {
     });
   }
 
-  containedRef = contained => this.children = [contained]
-
-  labelRef = label => this.label = label
-
   render() {
     const { theme, radius, label, children } = this.props;
     const { width, height, labelTransform, rectTransform, contentTransform } = this.state || {};
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class Box extends React.PureComponent {
     const textProps = {
       transform: labelTransform,
       style: style.infoText,
-      ref: this.labelRef
+      ref: this.label
     };
 
     return <React.Fragment>
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class Box extends React.PureComponent {
       { label && <text { ...textProps }>{ label }</text> }
       <g transform={ contentTransform }>
         { React.cloneElement(React.Children.only(children), {
-          ref: this.containedRef
+          ref: this.children[0]
         }) }
       </g>
     </React.Fragment>;
diff --git a/src/components/SVG/HorizontalLayout.js b/src/components/SVG/HorizontalLayout.js
index 5a8fb4a..72ec955 100644
--- a/src/components/SVG/HorizontalLayout.js
+++ b/src/components/SVG/HorizontalLayout.js
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ class HorizontalLayout extends React.PureComponent {
     childTransforms: List()
   }
 
+  children = []
+
   updateChildTransforms(childBoxes) {
     return this.state.childTransforms.withMutations(transforms => (
       childBoxes.forEach((box, i) => (
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ class HorizontalLayout extends React.PureComponent {
   reflow() {
     const { spacing, withConnectors } = this.props;
 
-    const childBoxes = this.children.map(child => child.getBBox());
+    const childBoxes = this.children.map(child => child.current.getBBox());
     const verticalCenter = childBoxes.reduce((center, box) => Math.max(center, box.axisY), 0);
     const width = childBoxes.reduce((width, box) => width + box.width, 0) + (childBoxes.length - 1) * spacing;
     const height = childBoxes.reduce((ascHeight, box) => Math.max(ascHeight, box.axisY), 0) +
@@ -64,20 +66,18 @@ class HorizontalLayout extends React.PureComponent {
     });
   }
 
-  childRef = i => child => this.children[i] = child
-
   render() {
     const { children } = this.props;
     const { childTransforms, connectorPaths } = this.state;
 
-    this.children = [];
+    this.makeRefCollection(this.children, React.Children.count(children));
 
     return <React.Fragment>
       <path d={ connectorPaths } style={ style.connectors }></path>
       { React.Children.map(children, (child, i) => (
         <g transform={ childTransforms.get(i) }>
           { React.cloneElement(child, {
-            ref: this.childRef(i)
+            ref: this.children[i]
           }) }
         </g>
       ))}
diff --git a/src/components/SVG/Image.js b/src/components/SVG/Image.js
index 6a55161..c13ee57 100644
--- a/src/components/SVG/Image.js
+++ b/src/components/SVG/Image.js
@@ -31,9 +31,13 @@ class Image extends React.PureComponent {
     height: 0
   }
 
+  svg = React.createRef()
+
+  children = [React.createRef()]
+
   reflow() {
     const { padding } = this.props;
-    const box = this.children[0].getBBox();
+    const box = this.children[0].current.getBBox();
 
     this.setStateAsync({
       width: Math.round(box.width + 2 * padding),
@@ -41,10 +45,6 @@ class Image extends React.PureComponent {
     });
   }
 
-  containedRef = contained => this.children = [contained]
-
-  svgRef = svg => this.svg = svg
-
   render() {
     const { width, height } = this.state;
     const { padding, children } = this.props;
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class Image extends React.PureComponent {
       height,
       viewBox: [0, 0, width, height].join(' '),
       style: style.image,
-      ref: this.svgRef,
+      ref: this.svg,
       ...namespaceProps
     };
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class Image extends React.PureComponent {
       <metadata dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: metadata }}></metadata>
       <g transform={ `translate(${ padding } ${ padding })` }>
         { React.cloneElement(React.Children.only(children), {
-          ref: this.containedRef
+          ref: this.children[0]
         }) }
       </g>
     </svg>;
diff --git a/src/components/SVG/Loop.js b/src/components/SVG/Loop.js
index bcb2839..a6f6310 100644
--- a/src/components/SVG/Loop.js
+++ b/src/components/SVG/Loop.js
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ const repeatPath = (box, greedy) => {
 
 @reflowable
 class Loop extends React.PureComponent {
+  label = React.createRef()
+
+  children = [React.createRef()]
+
   get contentOffset() {
     const { skip, repeat } = this.props;
 
@@ -71,8 +75,8 @@ class Loop extends React.PureComponent {
 
   reflow() {
     const { skip, repeat, greedy } = this.props;
-    const box = this.children[0].getBBox();
-    const labelBox = this.label ? this.label.getBBox() : { width: 0, height: 0 };
+    const box = this.children[0].current.getBBox();
+    const labelBox = this.label.current ? this.label.current.getBBox() : { width: 0, height: 0 };
 
     let height = box.height + labelBox.height;
     if (skip) {
@@ -102,10 +106,6 @@ class Loop extends React.PureComponent {
     });
   }
 
-  containedRef = contained => this.children = [contained]
-
-  labelRef = label => this.label = label
-
   render() {
     const { label, children } = this.props;
     const { loopPaths, labelTransform } = this.state || {};
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class Loop extends React.PureComponent {
     const textProps = {
       transform: labelTransform,
       style: style.infoText,
-      ref: this.labelRef
+      ref: this.label
     };
 
     return <React.Fragment>
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class Loop extends React.PureComponent {
       { label && <text { ...textProps }>{ label }</text> }
       <g transform={ `translate(${ this.contentOffset.x } ${ this.contentOffset.y })` }>
         { React.cloneElement(React.Children.only(children), {
-          ref: this.containedRef
+          ref: this.children[0]
         }) }
       </g>
     </React.Fragment>;
diff --git a/src/components/SVG/Text.js b/src/components/SVG/Text.js
index b381e72..5d16427 100644
--- a/src/components/SVG/Text.js
+++ b/src/components/SVG/Text.js
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ import reflowable from './reflowable';
 
 @reflowable
 class Text extends React.PureComponent {
+  text = React.createRef()
+
   reflow() {
-    const box = this.text.getBBox();
+    const box = this.text.current.getBBox();
 
     this.setBBox({
       width: box.width,
@@ -20,8 +22,6 @@ class Text extends React.PureComponent {
     });
   }
 
-  textRef = text => this.text = text
-
   renderContent() {
     const { children, quoted } = this.props;
     if (!quoted) {
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class Text extends React.PureComponent {
     const textProps = {
       style: { ...style.text, ...style[theme] },
       transform,
-      ref: this.textRef
+      ref: this.text
     };
 
     return <text { ...textProps }>
diff --git a/src/components/SVG/VerticalLayout.js b/src/components/SVG/VerticalLayout.js
index 121b671..714f2f5 100644
--- a/src/components/SVG/VerticalLayout.js
+++ b/src/components/SVG/VerticalLayout.js
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ class VerticalLayout extends React.PureComponent {
     childTransforms: List()
   }
 
+  children = []
+
   updateChildTransforms(childBoxes) {
     return this.state.childTransforms.withMutations(transforms => (
       childBoxes.forEach((box, i) => (
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ class VerticalLayout extends React.PureComponent {
   reflow() {
     const { spacing, withConnectors } = this.props;
 
-    const childBoxes = this.children.map(child => child.getBBox());
+    const childBoxes = this.children.map(child => child.current.getBBox());
     const horizontalCenter = childBoxes.reduce((center, box) => Math.max(center, box.width / 2), 0);
     const margin = withConnectors ? connectorMargin : 0;
     const width = childBoxes.reduce((width, box) => Math.max(width, box.width), 0) + 2 * margin;
@@ -106,20 +108,18 @@ class VerticalLayout extends React.PureComponent {
     });
   }
 
-  childRef = i => child => this.children[i] = child
-
   render() {
     const { children } = this.props;
     const { childTransforms, connectorPaths } = this.state;
 
-    this.children = [];
+    this.makeRefCollection(this.children, React.Children.count(children));
 
     return <React.Fragment>
       <path d={ connectorPaths } style={ style.connectors }></path>
       { React.Children.map(children, (child, i) => (
         <g transform={ childTransforms.get(i) }>
           { React.cloneElement(child, {
-            ref: this.childRef(i)
+            ref: this.children[i]
           }) }
         </g>
       )) }
diff --git a/src/components/SVG/reflowable.js b/src/components/SVG/reflowable.js
index 4ca6149..e4a29a8 100644
--- a/src/components/SVG/reflowable.js
+++ b/src/components/SVG/reflowable.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import React from 'react';
 import { Map } from 'immutable';
 
 const reflowable = Component => {
@@ -46,13 +47,24 @@ const reflowable = Component => {
       };
     },
 
+    makeRefCollection(collection, count) {
+      const diff = Math.abs(collection.length - count);
+
+      if (collection.length < count) {
+        const fill = Array.apply(null, new Array(diff)).map(() => React.createRef());
+        collection.splice.apply(collection, [collection.length, diff, ...fill]);
+      } else if (collection.length > count) {
+        collection.splice(collection.length - diff, diff);
+      }
+    },
+
     async reflowChildren() {
       // No child components
       if (this.children === undefined) {
         return true;
       }
 
-      const reflowed = await Promise.all(this.children.map(c => c.doReflow()));
+      const reflowed = await Promise.all(this.children.map(c => c.current.doReflow()));
 
       return reflowed.reduce((memo, value) => memo || value, false);
     },