diff --git a/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieBuilder.cpp b/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieBuilder.cpp
index 63f5b6fd..ec75c4ce 100644
--- a/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieBuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieBuilder.cpp
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ void LottieBuilder::updateSolid(LottieLayer* layer)
 void LottieBuilder::updateImage(LottieGroup* layer)
 {
     auto image = static_cast<LottieImage*>(layer->children.first());
-    layer->scene->push(tvg::cast(image->pooling(true)));
+    layer->scene->push(tvg::cast(image->picture));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieModel.cpp b/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieModel.cpp
index 4c828b9d..cc23a62d 100644
--- a/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieModel.cpp
+++ b/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieModel.cpp
@@ -159,7 +159,10 @@ void LottieImage::prepare()
 {
     LottieObject::type = LottieObject::Image;
 
-    auto picture = Picture::gen().release();
+    if (!picture) {
+        picture = Picture::gen().release();
+        PP(picture)->ref();
+    }
 
     //force to load a picture on the same thread
     TaskScheduler::async(false);
@@ -170,10 +173,6 @@ void LottieImage::prepare()
     TaskScheduler::async(true);
 
     picture->size(data.width, data.height);
-    PP(picture)->ref();
-
-    pooler.reset();
-    pooler.push(picture);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieModel.h b/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieModel.h
index 8c165595..516881bd 100644
--- a/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieModel.h
+++ b/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieModel.h
@@ -656,9 +656,15 @@ struct LottieGradientStroke : LottieGradient, LottieStroke
 };
 
 
-struct LottieImage : LottieObject, LottieRenderPooler<tvg::Picture>
+struct LottieImage : LottieObject
 {
     LottieBitmap data;
+    Picture* picture = nullptr;
+
+    ~LottieImage()
+    {
+        if (PP(picture)->unref() == 0) delete(picture);
+    }
 
     void override(LottieProperty* prop, bool byDefault = false) override
     {