diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 95644f288d1..ef3d17f35e0 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1132,6 +1132,7 @@ forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/animation/GifDecoder.java -text
 forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/assets/AssetsDownloader.java -text
 forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/assets/BitmapFontWriter.java -text
 forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/assets/FBufferedImage.java -text
+forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/assets/FDelayLoadImage.java -text
 forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/assets/FImage.java -text
 forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/assets/FImageComplex.java -text
 forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/assets/FSkin.java -text
diff --git a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/GuiMobile.java b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/GuiMobile.java
index 435dd77bac9..cff7a480d2a 100644
--- a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/GuiMobile.java
+++ b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/GuiMobile.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import com.badlogic.gdx.Application.ApplicationType;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Texture;
 import com.google.common.base.Function;
 
+import forge.assets.FDelayLoadImage;
 import forge.assets.FSkin;
 import forge.assets.FSkinProp;
 import forge.assets.FTextureImage;
@@ -106,7 +107,12 @@ public class GuiMobile implements IGuiBase {
 
     @Override
     public ISkinImage getUnskinnedIcon(String path) {
-        return new FTextureImage(new Texture(Gdx.files.absolute(path)));
+        if (FThreads.isGuiThread(this)) {
+            return new FTextureImage(new Texture(Gdx.files.absolute(path)));
+        }
+
+        //use a delay load image to avoid an error if called from background thread
+        return new FDelayLoadImage(path);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/assets/FDelayLoadImage.java b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/assets/FDelayLoadImage.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e62efffbfd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/assets/FDelayLoadImage.java
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package forge.assets;
+
+import com.badlogic.gdx.Gdx;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Texture;
+
+import forge.Graphics;
+
+//Special wrapper for a texture to be loaded later when it's needed
+public class FDelayLoadImage extends FImageComplex {
+    private final String filename;
+    private Texture texture;
+
+    public FDelayLoadImage(String filename0) {
+        filename = filename0;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public float getWidth() {
+        return getTexture().getWidth();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public float getHeight() {
+        return getTexture().getHeight();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Texture getTexture() {
+        if (texture == null) {
+            texture = new Texture(Gdx.files.absolute(filename));
+        }
+        return texture;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getRegionX() {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getRegionY() {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void draw(Graphics g, float x, float y, float w, float h) {
+        g.drawImage(getTexture(), x, y, w, h);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/achievement/Achievement.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/achievement/Achievement.java
index b050f35abae..f5b47659595 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/achievement/Achievement.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/achievement/Achievement.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package forge.achievement;
 
 import org.w3c.dom.Element;
 
-import forge.FThreads;
 import forge.GuiBase;
 import forge.assets.FSkinProp;
 import forge.assets.ISkinImage;
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ public abstract class Achievement {
         return customImage;
     }
 
-    public void updateCustomImage() {
+    private void updateCustomImage() {
         int suffix;
         if (earnedGold()) {
             suffix = 3;
@@ -155,12 +154,7 @@ public abstract class Achievement {
             }
         }
         if (type != null) {
-            FThreads.invokeInEdtNowOrLater(GuiBase.getInterface(), new Runnable() {
-                @Override
-                public void run() {
-                    updateCustomImage();
-                }
-            });
+            updateCustomImage();
             if (sharedDesc != null) {
                 desc = sharedDesc + " " + desc;
             }
@@ -181,6 +175,7 @@ public abstract class Achievement {
     public void loadFromXml(Element el) {
         best = getIntAttribute(el, "best");
         current = getIntAttribute(el, "current");
+        updateCustomImage();
     }
 
     private int getIntAttribute(Element el, String name) {
diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/model/FModel.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/model/FModel.java
index 9c0bd0874fd..76a68646a2a 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/model/FModel.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/model/FModel.java
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@ package forge.model;
 import forge.CardStorageReader;
 import forge.CardStorageReader.ProgressObserver;
 import forge.FThreads;
-import forge.GuiBase;
 import forge.StaticData;
-import forge.achievement.Achievement;
 import forge.achievement.AchievementCollection;
 import forge.achievement.ConstructedAchievements;
 import forge.achievement.DraftAchievements;
@@ -176,20 +174,6 @@ public class FModel {
         achievements.put(GameType.Sealed, new SealedAchievements());
         achievements.put(GameType.Quest, new QuestAchievements());
 
-        //as long as custom achievement pics directory exists, queue up load for those images
-        if (FileUtil.doesFileExist(ForgeConstants.CACHE_ACHIEVEMENT_PICS_DIR)) {
-            FThreads.invokeInEdtLater(GuiBase.getInterface(), new Runnable() {
-                @Override
-                public void run() {
-                    for (AchievementCollection achievementCol : achievements.values()) {
-                        for (Achievement achievement : achievementCol) {
-                            achievement.updateCustomImage();
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            });
-        }
-
         //preload AI profiles
         AiProfileUtil.loadAllProfiles(ForgeConstants.AI_PROFILE_DIR);
     }