diff --git a/HammerTests.podspec b/HammerTests.podspec
index 1616c0d..b6caaa5 100644
--- a/HammerTests.podspec
+++ b/HammerTests.podspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Pod::Spec.new do |spec|
   spec.name          = "HammerTests"
-  spec.version       = "0.13.3"
+  spec.version       = "0.14.0"
   spec.summary       = "iOS touch and keyboard syntheis library for unit tests."
   spec.description   = "Hammer is a touch and keyboard synthesis library for emulating user interaction events. It enables new ways of triggering UI actions in unit tests, replicating a real world environment as much as possible."
   spec.homepage      = "https://github.com/lyft/Hammer"
diff --git a/Sources/Hammer/EventGenerator/EventGenerator.swift b/Sources/Hammer/EventGenerator/EventGenerator.swift
index 0e75fea..cbd2e24 100644
--- a/Sources/Hammer/EventGenerator/EventGenerator.swift
+++ b/Sources/Hammer/EventGenerator/EventGenerator.swift
@@ -59,11 +59,12 @@ public final class EventGenerator {
 
     /// Initialize an event generator for a specified UIViewController.
     ///
-    ///  Event Generator will temporarily create a wrapper UIWindow to send touches.
+    /// If the view controller's view does not have a window, this will temporarily create a wrapper
+    /// UIWindow to send touches.
     ///
     /// - parameter viewController: The viewController to receive events.
     public convenience init(viewController: UIViewController) throws {
-        let window = UIWindow(wrapping: viewController)
+        let window = viewController.view.window ?? UIWindow(wrapping: viewController)
 
         if #available(iOS 13.0, *) {
             window.backgroundColor = .systemBackground
@@ -81,12 +82,17 @@ public final class EventGenerator {
 
     /// Initialize an event generator for a specified UIView.
     ///
-    ///  Event Generator will temporarily create a wrapper UIWindow to send touches.
+    /// If the view does not have a window, this will temporarily create a wrapper UIWindow to send touches.
     ///
     /// - parameter view:      The view to receive events.
     /// - parameter alignment: The wrapping alignment to use.
     public convenience init(view: UIView, alignment: WrappingAlignment = .center) throws {
-        try self.init(viewController: UIViewController(wrapping: view, alignment: alignment))
+        if let window = view.window {
+            try self.init(window: window)
+        } else {
+            try self.init(viewController: UIViewController(wrapping: view.topLevelView, alignment: alignment))
+        }
+
         self.mainView = view
     }
 
diff --git a/Sources/Hammer/Utilties/HammerError.swift b/Sources/Hammer/Utilties/HammerError.swift
index 9add251..64e8529 100644
--- a/Sources/Hammer/Utilties/HammerError.swift
+++ b/Sources/Hammer/Utilties/HammerError.swift
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ extension HammerError: CustomStringConvertible {
         case .viewIsNotInHierarchy(let view):
             return "View is not in hierarchy: \(view.shortDescription)"
         case .viewIsNotVisible(let view):
-            return "View is not in visible: \(view.shortDescription)"
+            return "View is not visible: \(view.shortDescription)"
         case .viewIsNotHittable(let view):
-            return "View is not in hittable: \(view.shortDescription)"
+            return "View is not hittable: \(view.shortDescription)"
         case .pointIsNotHittable(let point):
-            return "Point is not in hittable: \(point)"
+            return "Point is not hittable: \(point)"
         case .unableToFindView(let identifier):
             return "Unable to find view: \"\(identifier)\""
         case .invalidViewType(let identifier, let type, let expected):
diff --git a/Sources/Hammer/Utilties/UIKit+Extensions.swift b/Sources/Hammer/Utilties/UIKit+Extensions.swift
index 20acdf3..2a1da24 100644
--- a/Sources/Hammer/Utilties/UIKit+Extensions.swift
+++ b/Sources/Hammer/Utilties/UIKit+Extensions.swift
@@ -76,3 +76,10 @@ extension UIViewController {
         }
     }
 }
+
+extension UIView {
+    /// Returns the view at the top level of the view hierarchy. Could be a UIWindow.
+    var topLevelView: UIView {
+        return self.superview?.topLevelView ?? self
+    }
+}