diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 08b88199..30ff4e96 100755
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@
     * Brazilian Portuguese, thank you, Cassiano D'Andrea!
     * Catalan, thanks, Joan!
 
+### 2021-12-13
+* objects: tweaked asynchronous costume loading/rendering issue
+
 ### 2021-12-12
 * threads: fixed #2932
 
diff --git a/snap.html b/snap.html
index 7ecdf5b1..f1232443 100755
--- a/snap.html
+++ b/snap.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <script src="src/widgets.js?version=2021-17-09"></script>
         <script src="src/blocks.js?version=2021-12-09"></script>
         <script src="src/threads.js?version=2021-12-12"></script>
-        <script src="src/objects.js?version=2021-12-11"></script>
+        <script src="src/objects.js?version=2021-12-13"></script>
         <script src="src/scenes.js?version=2021-11-24"></script>
         <script src="src/gui.js?version=2021-12-11"></script>
         <script src="src/paint.js?version=2021-07-05"></script>
diff --git a/src/objects.js b/src/objects.js
index 9889a168..eeebbbe0 100644
--- a/src/objects.js
+++ b/src/objects.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ BlockVisibilityDialogMorph*/
 
 /*jshint esversion: 6*/
 
-modules.objects = '2021-December-11';
+modules.objects = '2021-December-13';
 
 var SpriteMorph;
 var StageMorph;
@@ -8076,10 +8076,7 @@ StageMorph.prototype.render = function (ctx) {
     ctx.save();
     ctx.fillStyle = this.color.toString();
     ctx.fillRect(0, 0, this.width(), this.height());
-    if (this.costume &&
-        this.costume.contents.width &&
-        this.costume.contents.height
-    ) {
+    if (this.costume && !(this.costume.loaded instanceof Function)) {
         ctx.scale(this.scale, this.scale);
         ctx.drawImage(
             this.costume.contents,
@@ -8087,9 +8084,6 @@ StageMorph.prototype.render = function (ctx) {
             (this.height() / this.scale - this.costume.height()) / 2
         );
         this.cachedImage = this.applyGraphicsEffects(this.cachedImage);
-    } else { // deal with async asset creation
-        this.costume = null;
-        this.cachedImage = null;
     }
     ctx.restore();
     this.version = Date.now(); // for observer optimization