diff --git a/src/makielayout/blocks.jl b/src/makielayout/blocks.jl
index 3d3d70efc79..c6bf0bdb73f 100644
--- a/src/makielayout/blocks.jl
+++ b/src/makielayout/blocks.jl
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ end
 function init_observable!(@nospecialize(block), key::Symbol, @nospecialize(OT), @nospecialize(value::Observable))
     obstype = observable_type(OT)
     o = Observable{obstype}()
-    map!(o, value) do v
+    map!(block.blockscene, o, value) do v
         convert_for_attribute(obstype, v)
     end
     setfield!(block, key, o)
diff --git a/src/makielayout/blocks/axis.jl b/src/makielayout/blocks/axis.jl
index ccad1873578..169ac3b7f89 100644
--- a/src/makielayout/blocks/axis.jl
+++ b/src/makielayout/blocks/axis.jl
@@ -255,7 +255,8 @@ function initialize_block!(ax::Axis; palette = nothing)
     notify(ax.xscale)
 
     # 3. Update the view onto the plot (camera matrices)
-    onany(update_axis_camera, camera(scene), scene.transformation.transform_func, finallimits, ax.xreversed, ax.yreversed, priority = -2)
+    onany(update_axis_camera, blockscene, camera(scene), scene.transformation.transform_func, finallimits,
+          ax.xreversed, ax.yreversed; priority=-2)
 
     xaxis_endpoints = lift(blockscene, ax.xaxisposition, scene.viewport;
                            ignore_equal_values=true) do xaxisposition, area