diff --git a/src/js/core/background_resources_loader.js b/src/js/core/background_resources_loader.js
index 10f8d6f0..79c43e20 100644
--- a/src/js/core/background_resources_loader.js
+++ b/src/js/core/background_resources_loader.js
@@ -233,7 +233,6 @@ export class BackgroundResourcesLoader {
                     this.numAssetsToLoadTotal = 0;
                     this.numAssetsLoaded = 0;
                 })
-                .then(MODS.modInterface.injectSprites.bind(MODS.modInterface))
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/js/core/loader.js b/src/js/core/loader.js
index b955beda..14866ad6 100644
--- a/src/js/core/loader.js
+++ b/src/js/core/loader.js
@@ -169,6 +169,9 @@ class LoaderImpl {
                 sprite = new AtlasSprite(spriteName);
                 this.sprites.set(spriteName, sprite);
             }
+            if (sprite.frozen) {
+                continue;
+            }
 
             const link = new SpriteAtlasLink({
                 packedX: frame.x,
@@ -181,10 +184,7 @@ class LoaderImpl {
                 w: sourceSize.w,
                 h: sourceSize.h,
             });
-            if (sprite.linksByResolution[scale]) {
-                // Seems data is already present, might have been replaced by a mod
-                continue;
-            }
+
             sprite.linksByResolution[scale] = link;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/js/core/sprites.js b/src/js/core/sprites.js
index 1019d8f7..51032e4e 100644
--- a/src/js/core/sprites.js
+++ b/src/js/core/sprites.js
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ export class AtlasSprite extends BaseSprite {
         /** @type {Object.<string, SpriteAtlasLink>} */
         this.linksByResolution = {};
         this.spriteName = spriteName;
+
+        this.frozen = false;
     }
 
     getRawTexture() {
diff --git a/src/js/mods/mod_interface.js b/src/js/mods/mod_interface.js
index 40f1cb13..ae091e31 100644
--- a/src/js/mods/mod_interface.js
+++ b/src/js/mods/mod_interface.js
@@ -46,18 +46,30 @@ export class ModInterface {
     registerSprite(spriteId, base64string) {
         assert(base64string.startsWith("data:image"));
         const img = new Image();
-        img.src = base64string;
 
         const sprite = new AtlasSprite(spriteId);
+        sprite.frozen = true;
+
+        img.addEventListener("load", () => {
+            for (const resolution in sprite.linksByResolution) {
+                const link = sprite.linksByResolution[resolution];
+                link.w = img.width;
+                link.h = img.height;
+                link.packedW = img.width;
+                link.packedH = img.height;
+            }
+        });
+
+        img.src = base64string;
 
         const link = new SpriteAtlasLink({
-            w: img.width,
-            h: img.height,
+            w: 1,
+            h: 1,
             atlas: img,
             packOffsetX: 0,
             packOffsetY: 0,
-            packedW: img.width,
-            packedH: img.height,
+            packedW: 1,
+            packedH: 1,
             packedX: 0,
             packedY: 0,
         });
@@ -66,18 +78,9 @@ export class ModInterface {
         sprite.linksByResolution["0.5"] = link;
         sprite.linksByResolution["0.75"] = link;
 
-        this.lazySprites.set(spriteId, sprite);
         Loader.sprites.set(spriteId, sprite);
     }
 
-    injectSprites() {
-        LOG.log("inject sprites");
-        this.lazySprites.forEach((sprite, key) => {
-            Loader.sprites.set(key, sprite);
-            console.log("override", key);
-        });
-    }
-
     /**
      *
      * @param {object} param0
diff --git a/src/js/mods/mod_signals.js b/src/js/mods/mod_signals.js
index 23670d8b..7701e10f 100644
--- a/src/js/mods/mod_signals.js
+++ b/src/js/mods/mod_signals.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ export const MOD_SIGNALS = {
     postInit: new Signal(),
     platformInstancesInitialized: new Signal(),
 
-    injectSprites: new Signal(),
     preprocessTheme: /** @type {TypedSignal<[Object]>} */ (new Signal()),
     modifyLevelDefinitions: /** @type {TypedSignal<[Array[Object]]>} */ (new Signal()),
     modifyUpgrades: /** @type {TypedSignal<[Object]>} */ (new Signal()),