diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 3054d718c..52bbe6932 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ aliases:
        if [[ $PY_VER = "py2" ]]; then
           conda create -q -n $PY_VER $CUSTOM_CHANNELS $CHANNELS $PKGS $TEMP_PKGS "python<3"
        else
-          conda create -q -n $PY_VER $CUSTOM_CHANNELS $CHANNELS $PKGS $TEMP_PKGS "python=3.6" nbsphinx easydev $COVERAGE_PKGS
+          conda create -q -n $PY_VER $CUSTOM_CHANNELS $CHANNELS $PKGS $TEMP_PKGS "python=3.6" sphinxcontrib-websupport nbsphinx easydev $COVERAGE_PKGS
        fi
 
   - &setup_vcs
diff --git a/tests/test_vcs_update_triggers_continents.py b/tests/test_vcs_update_triggers_continents.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e08ae8a9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_vcs_update_triggers_continents.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import basevcstest
+
+class TestVCSTextsExtents(basevcstest.VCSBaseTest):
+    def testUpdateDoesNotTriggerContinents(self):
+        s = self.clt["clt"][0]
+        self.x.plot(s, continents=0)
+        self.x.setcolormap("viridis")
+        self.checkImage("test_vcs_update_triggers_continents.png")
+
diff --git a/vcs/Canvas.py b/vcs/Canvas.py
index 74f0113a9..399612636 100644
--- a/vcs/Canvas.py
+++ b/vcs/Canvas.py
@@ -4054,6 +4054,8 @@ def __plot(self, arglist, keyargs):
                     dn.g_name = arglist[4]
                     dn.array = arglist[:2]
                     dn.backend = returned_kargs
+                    if "continents" in keyargs:
+                        dn._continents = keyargs["continents"]
                 else:
                     dn = None