diff --git a/canvas2svg.js b/canvas2svg.js
index 898a3f8..088c977 100644
--- a/canvas2svg.js
+++ b/canvas2svg.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*!!
- *  Canvas 2 Svg v1.0.4
+ *  Canvas 2 Svg v1.0.5
  *  A low level canvas to SVG converter. Uses a mock canvas context to build an SVG document.
  *
  *  Licensed under the MIT license:
@@ -507,6 +507,9 @@
      * if the currentPathElement is not empty create a new path element
      */
     ctx.prototype.moveTo = function(x,y){
+        if(this.__currentElement.nodeName !== "path") {
+            this.beginPath();
+        }
         this.__addPathCommand(format("M {x} {y}", {x:x, y:y}));
     };
 
diff --git a/jasmine-tests/spec/canvas2svgspec.js b/jasmine-tests/spec/canvas2svgspec.js
index b4b3cdf..b338f93 100755
--- a/jasmine-tests/spec/canvas2svgspec.js
+++ b/jasmine-tests/spec/canvas2svgspec.js
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ describe("canvas2svg", function() {
             expect(ctx2.height).toEqual(400);
             expect(ctx2.enableMirroring).toEqual(false);
 
-            var ctx = C2S();
-            expect(ctx instanceof C2S).toBe(true);
-            expect(ctx.width).toEqual(500);
-            expect(ctx.height).toEqual(500);
-            expect(ctx.enableMirroring).toEqual(false);
+            var ctx3 = C2S();
+            expect(ctx3 instanceof C2S).toBe(true);
+            expect(ctx3.width).toEqual(500);
+            expect(ctx3.height).toEqual(500);
+            expect(ctx3.enableMirroring).toEqual(false);
 
         });
 
@@ -155,4 +155,14 @@ describe("canvas2svg", function() {
     });
   });
 
+  describe("supports path commands", function() {
+
+      it("and moveTo may be called without beginPath, but is not recommended", function() {
+          var ctx = new C2S();
+          ctx.moveTo(0,0);
+          ctx.lineTo(100,100);
+          ctx.stroke();
+      });
+  });
+
 });