diff --git a/src/graphics/post_processing.cpp b/src/graphics/post_processing.cpp
index 5c70c0639..89bd99503 100644
--- a/src/graphics/post_processing.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/post_processing.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 #include "graphics/shaders.hpp"
 #include "graphics/shared_gpu_objects.hpp"
 #include "graphics/stk_mesh_scene_node.hpp"
+#include "graphics/stk_texture.hpp"
+#include "graphics/stk_tex_manager.hpp"
 #include "graphics/weather.hpp"
 #include "io/file_manager.hpp"
 #include "karts/abstract_kart.hpp"
@@ -769,18 +771,20 @@ PostProcessing::PostProcessing(IVideoDriver* video_driver)
     {
         m_material.TextureLayer[i].TextureWrapU =
         m_material.TextureLayer[i].TextureWrapV = ETC_CLAMP_TO_EDGE;
-        }
+    }
 
     // Load the MLAA area map
     io::IReadFile *areamap = irr_driver->getDevice()->getFileSystem()->
                          createMemoryReadFile((void *) AreaMap33, sizeof(AreaMap33),
                          "AreaMap33", false);
-    if (!areamap)
+    video::IImage* img = irr_driver->getVideoDriver()->createImageFromFile(areamap);
+    m_areamap = new STKTexture(img, "AreaMap33");
+    if (m_areamap->getOpenGLTextureName() == 0)
     {
         Log::fatal("postprocessing", "Failed to load the areamap");
         return;
     }
-    m_areamap = irr_driver->getVideoDriver()->getTexture(areamap);
+    STKTexManager::getInstance()->addTexture(m_areamap);
     areamap->drop();
 
 }   // PostProcessing
diff --git a/src/graphics/post_processing.hpp b/src/graphics/post_processing.hpp
index fde35f1f2..d78a0ae96 100644
--- a/src/graphics/post_processing.hpp
+++ b/src/graphics/post_processing.hpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 class FrameBuffer;
 class RTT;
+class STKTexture;
 
 namespace irr
 {
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ private:
      *  the vertex position, normal, and texture coordinate. */
     std::vector<Quad> m_vertices;
 
-    video::ITexture *m_areamap;
+    STKTexture* m_areamap;
 
     void setMotionBlurCenterY(const u32 num, const float y);
 
diff --git a/src/graphics/stk_tex_manager.cpp b/src/graphics/stk_tex_manager.cpp
index 14b5cee1c..2ebf95abc 100644
--- a/src/graphics/stk_tex_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/stk_tex_manager.cpp
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ void STKTexManager::removeTexture(STKTexture* texture, bool remove_all)
         }
     }
 #ifdef DEBUG
+    if (!remove_all) return;
     for (const std::string& s : undeleted_texture)
     {
         Log::error("STKTexManager", "%s undeleted!", s.c_str());
diff --git a/src/graphics/stk_texture.cpp b/src/graphics/stk_texture.cpp
index 11d9e39c8..d09426de7 100644
--- a/src/graphics/stk_texture.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/stk_texture.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,16 @@ STKTexture::STKTexture(uint8_t* data, const std::string& name, size_t size,
     reload(false/*no_upload*/, data, single_channel);
 }   // STKTexture
 
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+STKTexture::STKTexture(video::IImage* img, const std::string& name)
+          : video::ITexture(name.c_str()), m_texture_handle(0), m_srgb(false),
+            m_premul_alpha(false), m_mesh_texture(false), m_material(NULL),
+            m_texture_name(0), m_texture_size(0), m_texture_image(NULL)
+{
+    reload(false/*no_upload*/, NULL/*preload_data*/, false/*single_channel*/,
+        img);
+}   // STKTexture
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 STKTexture::~STKTexture()
 {
@@ -86,7 +96,7 @@ STKTexture::~STKTexture()
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void STKTexture::reload(bool no_upload, uint8_t* preload_data,
-                        bool single_channel)
+                        bool single_channel, video::IImage* preload_img)
 {
     if (ProfileWorld::isNoGraphics())
     {
@@ -143,7 +153,7 @@ void STKTexture::reload(bool no_upload, uint8_t* preload_data,
     uint8_t* data = preload_data;
     if (data == NULL)
     {
-        orig_img =
+        orig_img = preload_img ? preload_img :
             irr_driver->getVideoDriver()->createImageFromFile(NamedPath);
         if (orig_img == NULL)
         {
diff --git a/src/graphics/stk_texture.hpp b/src/graphics/stk_texture.hpp
index 9c78eb11a..9e4776514 100644
--- a/src/graphics/stk_texture.hpp
+++ b/src/graphics/stk_texture.hpp
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ public:
     STKTexture(uint8_t* data, const std::string& name, size_t size,
                bool single_channel = false);
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    STKTexture(video::IImage* img, const std::string& name);
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     virtual ~STKTexture();
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     virtual void* lock(video::E_TEXTURE_LOCK_MODE mode =
@@ -117,7 +119,8 @@ public:
     unsigned int getTextureSize() const              { return m_texture_size; }
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     void reload(bool no_upload = false, uint8_t* preload_data = NULL,
-                bool single_channel = false);
+                bool single_channel = false,
+                video::IImage* preload_img = NULL);
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     video::IImage* getTextureImage()                { return m_texture_image; }