diff --git a/engine/lib/loadImage.ts b/engine/lib/loadImage.ts
index 311a703..f52671e 100644
--- a/engine/lib/loadImage.ts
+++ b/engine/lib/loadImage.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 import missingTextureSrc from "./missingTexture.svg?url";
 
-const placeholder = new Image();
-placeholder.src = missingTextureSrc;
-
 export function loadImage(src: string): Promise<HTMLImageElement> {
 	return new Promise((resolve) => {
 		const image = new Image();
@@ -10,7 +7,10 @@ export function loadImage(src: string): Promise<HTMLImageElement> {
 		image.onload = () => resolve(image);
 		image.onerror = (error) => {
 			console.error(error);
-			resolve(placeholder);
+
+			const placeholder = new Image();
+			placeholder.onload = () => resolve(placeholder);
+			placeholder.src = missingTextureSrc;
 		};
 
 		image.src = src;