diff --git a/lib/graphics_engine/src/ge_vulkan_array_texture.cpp b/lib/graphics_engine/src/ge_vulkan_array_texture.cpp
index d46b793b3..1005c1218 100644
--- a/lib/graphics_engine/src/ge_vulkan_array_texture.cpp
+++ b/lib/graphics_engine/src/ge_vulkan_array_texture.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ GEVulkanArrayTexture::GEVulkanArrayTexture(const std::vector<io::path>& list,
 
     m_size_lock.lock();
     m_image_view_lock.lock();
+    m_thread_loading_lock.lock();
     GEVulkanCommandLoader::addMultiThreadingCommand(
         [list, image_mani, this]()
         {
@@ -251,6 +252,7 @@ destroy:
         vmaDestroyBuffer(m_vk->getVmaAllocator(), staging_buffer,
             staging_buffer_allocation);
     }
+    m_thread_loading_lock.unlock();
 
 }   // reloadInternal
 
diff --git a/lib/graphics_engine/src/ge_vulkan_texture.cpp b/lib/graphics_engine/src/ge_vulkan_texture.cpp
index 60761bdb3..92a696355 100644
--- a/lib/graphics_engine/src/ge_vulkan_texture.cpp
+++ b/lib/graphics_engine/src/ge_vulkan_texture.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ GEVulkanTexture::GEVulkanTexture(const std::string& path,
 
     m_size_lock.lock();
     m_image_view_lock.lock();
+    m_thread_loading_lock.lock();
     GEVulkanCommandLoader::addMultiThreadingCommand(
         std::bind(&GEVulkanTexture::reloadInternal, this));
 }   // GEVulkanTexture
@@ -129,7 +130,8 @@ GEVulkanTexture::GEVulkanTexture(const std::string& name, unsigned int size,
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 GEVulkanTexture::~GEVulkanTexture()
 {
-    waitImageView();
+    m_thread_loading_lock.lock();
+    m_thread_loading_lock.unlock();
 
     if (m_image_view || m_image != VK_NULL_HANDLE ||
         m_vma_allocation != VK_NULL_HANDLE)
@@ -512,6 +514,7 @@ void GEVulkanTexture::reloadInternal()
 
     texture_image->unlock();
     texture_image->drop();
+    m_thread_loading_lock.unlock();
 }   // reloadInternal
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -839,6 +842,7 @@ void GEVulkanTexture::reload()
     {
         m_size_lock.lock();
         m_image_view_lock.lock();
+        m_thread_loading_lock.lock();
         GEVulkanCommandLoader::addMultiThreadingCommand(
             std::bind(&GEVulkanTexture::reloadInternal, this));
     }
@@ -866,9 +870,10 @@ std::shared_ptr<std::atomic<VkImageView> > GEVulkanTexture::getImageViewLive() c
         else
         {
             GEVulkanTexture* tex = const_cast<GEVulkanTexture*>(this);
+            tex->m_thread_loading_lock.lock();
+            tex->m_ondemand_loading.store(true);
             GEVulkanCommandLoader::addMultiThreadingCommand(
                 std::bind(&GEVulkanTexture::reloadInternal, tex));
-            m_ondemand_loading.store(true);
             return m_placeholder_view;
         }
     }
diff --git a/lib/graphics_engine/src/ge_vulkan_texture.hpp b/lib/graphics_engine/src/ge_vulkan_texture.hpp
index 790d923c5..8a86fc75d 100644
--- a/lib/graphics_engine/src/ge_vulkan_texture.hpp
+++ b/lib/graphics_engine/src/ge_vulkan_texture.hpp
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ protected:
 
     GESpinLock m_image_view_lock;
 
+    GESpinLock m_thread_loading_lock;
+
     io::path m_full_path;
 
     VkFormat m_internal_format;
diff --git a/src/graphics/stk_tex_manager.cpp b/src/graphics/stk_tex_manager.cpp
index 5467df63f..5d0c385dd 100644
--- a/src/graphics/stk_tex_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/stk_tex_manager.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ STKTexManager::~STKTexManager()
     GE::GEVulkanDriver* gevd = GE::getVKDriver();
     if (gevd)
     {
-        gevd->waitIdle(/*flush_command_loader*/true);
+        gevd->waitIdle(/*flush_command_loader*/false);
         gevd->setDisableWaitIdle(true);
     }
 #endif