diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameitems/GameItem.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameitems/GameItem.kt
index 168922e88..f1665e8c8 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameitems/GameItem.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameitems/GameItem.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package net.torvald.terrarum.gameitems
 
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Color
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Pixmap
+import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Texture
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.TextureRegion
 import net.torvald.gdx.graphics.Cvec
 import net.torvald.terrarum.*
@@ -132,6 +133,8 @@ abstract class GameItem(val originalID: ItemID) : Comparable<GameItem>, Cloneabl
         get() = MaterialCodex.getOrDefault(materialId)
     abstract val materialId: String
 
+    @Transient private var itemImage0: TextureRegion? = null
+
     /**
      * DO NOT READ FROM THIS VALUE: USE `ItemCodex.getItemImage(item)`;
      * this hack is needed to avoid the unsolvable issue regarding the ItemImage of the tiles, of which they
@@ -160,23 +163,32 @@ abstract class GameItem(val originalID: ItemID) : Comparable<GameItem>, Cloneabl
      * ```
      *
      */
-    @Transient var itemImage: TextureRegion? = null
-        set(tex) {
-            field = tex
-            tex?.let {
-                val texdata = tex.texture.textureData.also {
+    var itemImage: TextureRegion?
+        get() = itemImage0
+        set(textureRegion) {
+            itemImage0 = textureRegion
+            textureRegion?.let {
+                val texdata = textureRegion.texture.textureData.also {
                     if (!it.isPrepared) it.prepare()
                 }
-                itemImagePixmap = Pixmap(tex.regionWidth, tex.regionHeight, texdata.format).also {
+                itemImagePixmap = Pixmap(textureRegion.regionWidth, textureRegion.regionHeight, texdata.format).also {
                     it.drawPixmap(
                         texdata.consumePixmap(),
-                        0, 0, tex.regionX, tex.regionY, tex.regionWidth, tex.regionHeight
+                        0, 0, textureRegion.regionX, textureRegion.regionY, textureRegion.regionWidth, textureRegion.regionHeight
                     )
                     App.disposables.add(it)
                 }
             }
         }
 
+
+    fun setItemImage(pixmap: Pixmap) {
+        val texture = TextureRegion(Texture(pixmap))
+        App.disposables.add(texture.texture)
+        this.itemImage0 = texture
+        this.itemImagePixmap = pixmap
+    }
+
     @Transient open var itemImagePixmap: Pixmap? = null; internal set
     @Transient open val itemImageGlow: TextureRegion? = null
     @Transient open val itemImageEmissive: TextureRegion? = null
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameitems/MusicDisc.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameitems/MusicDisc.kt
index f9232655c..29f55fb30 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameitems/MusicDisc.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameitems/MusicDisc.kt
@@ -53,13 +53,13 @@ open class MusicDiscPrototype(originalID: ItemID, module: String, path: String)
     }
 
     init {
-        itemImage = generateSprite()
+        setItemImage(generateSprite())
     }
 
     /**
      * Reads a channel-wise black and white image and tints it using HSLuv colour space
      */
-    private fun generateSprite(): TextureRegion {
+    private fun generateSprite(): Pixmap {
         val authorHash = XXHash64.hash(author.encodeToByteArray(), 54)
         val albumHash = XXHash64.hash(collection.encodeToByteArray(), 32)
         val nameHash = XXHash64.hash(name.encodeToByteArray(), 10)
@@ -129,10 +129,7 @@ open class MusicDiscPrototype(originalID: ItemID, module: String, path: String)
             }
         }
 
-        val ret = TextureRegion(Texture(pixmap))
-        pixmap.dispose()
-
-        return ret
+        return pixmap
     }
 }