diff --git a/src/assets/AssetsLoader.cpp b/src/assets/AssetsLoader.cpp
index 3c97da82..1f8264b1 100644
--- a/src/assets/AssetsLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/assets/AssetsLoader.cpp
@@ -11,10 +11,12 @@
 #include "../constants.h"
 #include "../data/dynamic.h"
 #include "../debug/Logger.h"
+#include "../coders/imageio.h"
 #include "../files/files.h"
 #include "../files/engine_paths.h"
 #include "../content/Content.h"
 #include "../content/ContentPack.h"
+#include "../graphics/core/Texture.hpp"
 #include "../logic/scripting/scripting.h"
 
 static debug::Logger logger("assets-loader");
@@ -204,6 +206,26 @@ void AssetsLoader::addDefaults(AssetsLoader& loader, const Content* content) {
     loader.add(AssetType::atlas, TEXTURES_FOLDER+"/items", "items");
 }
 
+bool AssetsLoader::loadExternalTexture(
+    Assets* assets,
+    const std::string& name,
+    std::vector<std::filesystem::path> alternatives
+) {
+    for (auto& path : alternatives) {
+        if (fs::exists(path)) {
+            try {
+                auto image = imageio::read(path.string());
+                assets->store(Texture::from(image.get()), name);
+                return true;
+            } catch (const std::exception& err) {
+                logger.error() << "error while loading external " 
+                    << path.u8string() << ": " << err.what();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 const ResPaths* AssetsLoader::getPaths() const {
     return paths;
 }
diff --git a/src/assets/AssetsLoader.h b/src/assets/AssetsLoader.h
index a32e03bf..0ce278c2 100644
--- a/src/assets/AssetsLoader.h
+++ b/src/assets/AssetsLoader.h
@@ -93,15 +93,21 @@ public:
 	bool hasNext() const;
 	bool loadNext();
 
+    std::shared_ptr<Task> startTask(runnable onDone);
+
+	const ResPaths* getPaths() const;
+    aloader_func getLoader(AssetType tag);
+
 	/// @brief Enqueue core and content assets
 	/// @param loader target loader
 	/// @param content engine content
 	static void addDefaults(AssetsLoader& loader, const Content* content);
 
-    std::shared_ptr<Task> startTask(runnable onDone);
-
-	const ResPaths* getPaths() const;
-    aloader_func getLoader(AssetType tag);
+    static bool loadExternalTexture(
+        Assets* assets,
+        const std::string& name,
+        std::vector<std::filesystem::path> alternatives
+    );
 };
 
 #endif // ASSETS_ASSETS_LOADER_H
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libpack.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libpack.cpp
index 24188f2a..3b72e145 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libpack.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libpack.cpp
@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@
 #include "lua_commons.h"
 #include "../scripting.h"
 #include "../../../engine.h"
-#include "../../../coders/imageio.h"
+#include "../../../assets/AssetsLoader.h"
 #include "../../../files/engine_paths.h"
 #include "../../../files/WorldFiles.h"
 #include "../../../world/Level.h"
 #include "../../../world/World.h"
-#include "../../../graphics/core/Texture.hpp"
 
 #include <string>
 #include <filesystem>
@@ -75,21 +74,14 @@ static int l_pack_get_info(lua_State* L, const ContentPack& pack, const Content*
     lua_pushstring(L, pack.version.c_str());
     lua_setfield(L, -2, "version");
 
-    // FIXME: hmm
     auto assets = scripting::engine->getAssets();
     std::string icon = pack.id+".icon";
-    if (assets->getTexture(icon) == nullptr) {
-        auto iconfile = pack.folder/fs::path("icon.png");
-        if (!fs::exists(iconfile)) {
-            iconfile = pack.folder/fs::path("preview.png");
-        }
-        if (fs::exists(iconfile)) {
-            auto image = imageio::read(iconfile.string());
-            assets->store(Texture::from(image.get()), icon);
-        } else {
-            icon = "gui/no_icon";
-        }
+    if (!AssetsLoader::loadExternalTexture(assets, icon, {
+        pack.folder/fs::path("icon.png")
+    })) {
+        icon = "gui/no_icon";
     }
+
     lua_pushstring(L, icon.c_str());
     lua_setfield(L, -2, "icon");
 
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libworld.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libworld.cpp
index 5e81274d..7d252461 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libworld.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libworld.cpp
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 #include "api_lua.h"
 #include "../scripting.h"
 #include "../../../assets/Assets.h"
-#include "../../../coders/imageio.h"
-#include "../../../graphics/core/Texture.hpp"
+#include "../../../assets/AssetsLoader.h"
 #include "../../../files/engine_paths.h"
 #include "../../../world/Level.h"
 #include "../../../world/World.h"
@@ -26,18 +25,13 @@ static int l_world_get_list(lua_State* L) {
         lua_pushstring(L, name.c_str());
         lua_setfield(L, -2, "name");
         
-        // FIXME: hmm
         auto assets = scripting::engine->getAssets();
         std::string icon = "world:"+name+".icon";
-
-        if (assets->getTexture(icon) == nullptr) {
-            auto iconfile = worlds[i]/fs::path("preview.png");
-            if (fs::is_regular_file(iconfile)) {
-                auto image = imageio::read(iconfile.string());
-                assets->store(Texture::from(image.get()), icon);
-            } else {
-                icon = "gui/no_world_icon";
-            }
+        if (!AssetsLoader::loadExternalTexture(assets, icon, {
+            worlds[i]/fs::path("icon.png"),
+            worlds[i]/fs::path("preview.png")
+        })) {
+            icon = "gui/no_world_icon";
         }
         lua_pushstring(L, icon.c_str());
         lua_setfield(L, -2, "icon");