diff --git a/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieLoader.cpp b/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieLoader.cpp
index 747c7d75..c4ed209e 100644
--- a/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieLoader.cpp
@@ -284,10 +284,8 @@ bool LottieLoader::read()
 {
     if (!content || size == 0) return false;
 
-    if (!LoadModule::read()) return true;
-
-    //the loading has been already completed in header()
-    if (comp) return true;
+    //the loading has been already completed
+    if (comp || !LoadModule::read()) return true;
 
     TaskScheduler::request(this);
 
diff --git a/src/loaders/svg/tvgSvgLoader.cpp b/src/loaders/svg/tvgSvgLoader.cpp
index 84163ba9..cc25deea 100644
--- a/src/loaders/svg/tvgSvgLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/loaders/svg/tvgSvgLoader.cpp
@@ -3732,10 +3732,8 @@ bool SvgLoader::read()
 {
     if (!content || size == 0) return false;
 
-    if (!LoadModule::read()) return true;
-
     //the loading has been already completed in header()
-    if (root) return true;
+    if (root || !LoadModule::read()) return true;
 
     TaskScheduler::request(this);
 
diff --git a/src/loaders/tvg/tvgTvgLoader.cpp b/src/loaders/tvg/tvgTvgLoader.cpp
index a08872cb..5fb776c4 100644
--- a/src/loaders/tvg/tvgTvgLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/loaders/tvg/tvgTvgLoader.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /************************************************************************/
 
 
-void TvgLoader::clear()
+void TvgLoader::clear(bool all)
 {
     if (copy) free((char*)data);
     ptr = data = nullptr;
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ void TvgLoader::clear()
 
     delete(interpreter);
     interpreter = nullptr;
+
+    if (all) delete(root);
 }
 
 
@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@ void TvgLoader::run(unsigned tid)
         root = interpreter->run(data, this->data + size);
     }
 
-    clear();
+    clear(false);
 }
 
 
@@ -213,7 +215,8 @@ bool TvgLoader::read()
 {
     if (!ptr || size == 0) return false;
 
-    if (!LoadModule::read()) return true;
+    //the loading has been already completed
+    if (root || !LoadModule::read()) return true;
 
     TaskScheduler::request(this);
 
@@ -224,5 +227,7 @@ bool TvgLoader::read()
 Paint* TvgLoader::paint()
 {
     this->done();
-    return root;
+    auto ret = root;
+    root = nullptr;
+    return ret;
 }
diff --git a/src/loaders/tvg/tvgTvgLoader.h b/src/loaders/tvg/tvgTvgLoader.h
index a8c24d11..d267d44b 100644
--- a/src/loaders/tvg/tvgTvgLoader.h
+++ b/src/loaders/tvg/tvgTvgLoader.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public:
 private:
     bool readHeader();
     void run(unsigned tid) override;
-    void clear();
+    void clear(bool all = true);
 };
 
 #endif //_TVG_TVG_LOADER_H_