diff --git a/src/svg/ExportSvg.js b/src/svg/ExportSvg.js
index e2e6eedf..ca4d85f1 100644
--- a/src/svg/ExportSvg.js
+++ b/src/svg/ExportSvg.js
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@
  */
 
 var ExportSvg = this.ExportSvg = Base.extend(/** @Lends ExportSvg# */{
-	//initialize the svgObj
-	initialize: function() {
-		this.svgObj = this.create('svg');
-	},
 
 	create: function(tag) {
 		return document.createElementNS('http://www.w3.org/2000/svg', tag);
@@ -49,13 +45,12 @@ var ExportSvg = this.ExportSvg = Base.extend(/** @Lends ExportSvg# */{
 	 */
 	 //TODO: Implement symbols and Gradients
 	exportProject: function(project) {
-		var layerArray = project.layers;
-		var layer;
-		for (var i = 0; i < layerArray.length; ++i) {
-			layer = layerArray[i];
-			this.svgObj.appendChild(this.exportLayer(layer));
+		var svg = this.create('svg'),
+			layers = project.layers;
+		for (var i = 0; i < layers.length; ++i) {
+			svg.appendChild(this.exportLayer(layers[i]));
 		}
-		return this.svgObj;
+		return svg;
 	},
 
 	/**
@@ -366,7 +361,7 @@ var ExportSvg = this.ExportSvg = Base.extend(/** @Lends ExportSvg# */{
 			y2 = pointArray[i + 1].getY();
 			handleOut1 = hOArray[i];
 			handleIn2 = hIArray[i+1];
-			if (handleOut1.getX() == 0 && handleOut1.getY() == 0 && handleIn2.getX() == 0 && handleIn2.getY() ==0) {
+			if (handleOut1.getX() == 0 && handleOut1.getY() == 0 && handleIn2.getX() == 0 && handleIn2.getY() == 0) {
 					//L is lineto, moving to a point with drawing
 					pointString+= 'L' + x2 + ',' + y2 + ' ';
 			} else {
@@ -376,7 +371,7 @@ var ExportSvg = this.ExportSvg = Base.extend(/** @Lends ExportSvg# */{
 				pointString+= (x2 - x1) + ',' + (y2-y1) +  ' ';
 			}
 		}
-		if (!hOArray[hOArray.length - 1].equals([0,0]) && !hIArray[0].equals([0,0])) {
+		if (!hOArray[hOArray.length - 1].equals([0, 0]) && !hIArray[0].equals([0, 0])) {
 			handleOut1 = hOArray[hOArray.length - 1];
 			handleIn2 = hIArray[0];
 			// Bezier curve from last point to first
diff --git a/src/svg/ImportSvg.js b/src/svg/ImportSvg.js
index b7e2f15a..085881a9 100644
--- a/src/svg/ImportSvg.js
+++ b/src/svg/ImportSvg.js
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ var ImportSvg = this.ImportSvg = Base.extend(/** @Lends ImportSvg# */{
 			this._importAttributesAndStyles(svg, item);
 			symbol = new Symbol(item);
 			item = null;
+			break;
 		default:
 			// Not supported yet.
 		}
@@ -482,8 +483,10 @@ var ImportSvg = this.ImportSvg = Base.extend(/** @Lends ImportSvg# */{
 			break;
 		case 'transform':
 			this._applyTransform(item, svg);
+			break;
 		case 'opacity':
 			item.opacity = parseFloat(value, 10);
+			break;
 		case 'visibility':
 			item.visibility = (value == 'visible') ? true : false;
 			break;
@@ -566,8 +569,8 @@ var ImportSvg = this.ImportSvg = Base.extend(/** @Lends ImportSvg# */{
 				transformMatrix.setShearX(0);
 				break;
 			case SVGTransform.SVG_TRANSFORM_ROTATE:
-				transformMatrix.setShearX(transformMatrix.getShearX() * -1);
-				transformMatrix.setShearY(transformMatrix.getShearY() * -1);
+				transformMatrix.setShearX(-transformMatrix.getShearX());
+				transformMatrix.setShearY(-transformMatrix.getShearY());
 				break;
 			}
 			matrix.concatenate(transformMatrix);