diff --git a/canvas.go b/canvas.go
index d694098..87d2c15 100644
--- a/canvas.go
+++ b/canvas.go
@@ -299,13 +299,8 @@ func parseStyle(value ...interface{}) drawStyle {
 		case *RadialGradient:
 			style.radialGradient = v
 			return style
-		case *Image:
-			style.image = v
-			return style
-		case string:
-			if img, ok := images[v]; ok {
-				style.image = img
-			}
+		case *Image, string:
+			style.image = getImage(v)
 		}
 	}
 	c, ok := parseColor(value...)
diff --git a/images.go b/images.go
index 314920b..b13d17e 100644
--- a/images.go
+++ b/images.go
@@ -72,6 +72,21 @@ func LoadImage(src interface{}, name string) (*Image, error) {
 	return img, nil
 }
 
+func getImage(image interface{}) *Image {
+	switch v := image.(type) {
+	case *Image:
+		return v
+	case string:
+		if img, ok := images[v]; ok {
+			return img
+		}
+		if img, err := LoadImage(v, v); err == nil {
+			return img
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func loadImageRGBA(src *image.RGBA) (*Image, error) {
 	img := &Image{w: src.Bounds().Dx(), h: src.Bounds().Dy()}
 	gli.GenTextures(1, &img.tex)
@@ -197,20 +212,7 @@ func (img *Image) Delete() {
 // Where dx/dy/dw/dh are the destination coordinates and sx/sy/sw/sh are the
 // source coordinates
 func (cv *Canvas) DrawImage(image interface{}, coords ...float64) {
-	var img *Image
-	switch v := image.(type) {
-	case *Image:
-		img = v
-	case string:
-		if i, ok := images[v]; ok {
-			img = i
-		} else {
-			i, err := LoadImage(v, v)
-			if err == nil {
-				img = i
-			}
-		}
-	}
+	img := getImage(image)
 
 	if img == nil {
 		return