diff --git a/src/widgets.cpp b/src/widgets.cpp
index b6424d0..ce398c3 100644
--- a/src/widgets.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets.cpp
@@ -56,18 +56,15 @@ static Image *loadIntoImageCache(Context &ctx, const char *filename) {
         return image;
     }
 
-    image = new Image;
-    if (image == nullptr) {
-        return nullptr;
-    }
-
-    int w, h, bytesPerPixel;
+    int w = 0;
+    int h = 0;
+    int bytesPerPixel = 0;
     unsigned char *data = stbi_load(filename, &w, &h, &bytesPerPixel, 0);
     if (data == nullptr) {
         return nullptr;
     }
-
-
+    
+    image = new Image;
     int pitch = w * bytesPerPixel;
     pitch = (pitch + 3) & ~3;
     image->mSurfaceImpl = Renderer::createSurfaceImpl(data, w, h, bytesPerPixel, pitch);