diff --git a/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieModel.h b/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieModel.h
index feb32e78..1b194fb9 100644
--- a/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieModel.h
+++ b/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieModel.h
@@ -455,17 +455,20 @@ struct LottieGradient : LottieObject
         color.input->reset();
         delete(color.input);
 
+        colorStops.populated = true;
         return output.count;
     }
 
     bool prepare()
     {
-        if (colorStops.frames) {
-            for (auto v = colorStops.frames->begin(); v < colorStops.frames->end(); ++v) {
-                colorStops.count = populate(v->value);
+        if (!colorStops.populated) {
+            if (colorStops.frames) {
+                for (auto v = colorStops.frames->begin(); v < colorStops.frames->end(); ++v) {
+                    colorStops.count = populate(v->value);
+                }
+            } else {
+                colorStops.count = populate(colorStops.value);
             }
-        } else {
-            colorStops.count = populate(colorStops.value);
         }
         if (start.frames || end.frames || height.frames || angle.frames || opacity.frames || colorStops.frames) return true;
         return false;
diff --git a/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieProperty.h b/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieProperty.h
index 5b969bfa..7178277a 100644
--- a/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieProperty.h
+++ b/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieProperty.h
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ struct LottieColorStop : LottieProperty
     Array<LottieScalarFrame<ColorStop>>* frames = nullptr;
     ColorStop value;
     uint16_t count = 0;     //colorstop count
+    bool populated = false;
 
     ~LottieColorStop()
     {
@@ -462,6 +463,7 @@ struct LottieColorStop : LottieProperty
             value = other.value;
             const_cast<LottieColorStop&>(other).value.data = nullptr;
         }
+        populated = other.populated;
         count = other.count;
         return *this;
     }