diff --git a/src/game/client/components/background.cpp b/src/game/client/components/background.cpp
index d0acd143e..73f658c61 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/background.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/components/background.cpp
@@ -80,9 +80,11 @@ void CBackground::LoadBackground()
 
 		if(m_Loaded)
 		{
-			CMapLayers::OnMapLoad();
 			if(NeedImageLoading)
+			{
 				m_pImages->LoadBackground(m_pLayers, m_pMap);
+			}
+			CMapLayers::OnMapLoad();
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/game/client/components/menu_background.cpp b/src/game/client/components/menu_background.cpp
index aa63454e8..9d57db9c0 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/menu_background.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/components/menu_background.cpp
@@ -256,8 +256,8 @@ void CMenuBackground::LoadMenuBackground(bool HasDayHint, bool HasNightHint)
 		{
 			m_pLayers->Init(m_pMap, true);
 
-			CMapLayers::OnMapLoad();
 			m_pImages->LoadBackground(m_pLayers, m_pMap);
+			CMapLayers::OnMapLoad();
 
 			// look for custom positions
 			CMapItemLayerTilemap *pTLayer = m_pLayers->GameLayer();