diff --git a/mne/viz/_brain/_brain.py b/mne/viz/_brain/_brain.py
index 40bad8a7dee..d6706b9482c 100644
--- a/mne/viz/_brain/_brain.py
+++ b/mne/viz/_brain/_brain.py
@@ -200,10 +200,9 @@ def __init__(self, subject_id, hemi, surf, title=None,
 
         if figure is not None and not isinstance(figure, int):
             _check_3d_figure(figure)
-        self._renderer = _get_renderer(size=fig_size, bgcolor=background,
+        self._renderer = _get_renderer(name=subject_id, size=fig_size,
+                                       bgcolor=background,
                                        shape=(n_row, n_col), fig=figure)
-        if self._title is not None:
-            _set_3d_title(figure=self._renderer.scene(), title=self._title)
 
         for h in self._hemis:
             # Initialize a Surface object as the geometry
@@ -236,6 +235,10 @@ def __init__(self, subject_id, hemi, surf, title=None,
                     self._hemi_meshes[h] = mesh
                     self._renderer.set_camera(azimuth=views_dict[v].azim,
                                               elevation=views_dict[v].elev)
+
+        if self._title is not None:
+            _set_3d_title(figure=self._renderer.scene(), title=self._title)
+
         # Force rendering
         self._renderer.show()
 
diff --git a/mne/viz/backends/_pyvista.py b/mne/viz/backends/_pyvista.py
index 993f86449dc..500a13b64e5 100644
--- a/mne/viz/backends/_pyvista.py
+++ b/mne/viz/backends/_pyvista.py
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ def _set_3d_view(figure, azimuth, elevation, focalpoint, distance):
         position, cen, view_up]
 
 
-def _set_3d_title(figure, title, size=40):
+def _set_3d_title(figure, title, size=16):
     with warnings.catch_warnings():
         warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", category=FutureWarning)
         figure.plotter.add_text(title, font_size=size, color='white')