diff --git a/packages/core/src/traits/item.js b/packages/core/src/traits/item.js
index d5df552..c3d3bd3 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/traits/item.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/traits/item.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import {Actions, buildInvoke, compile} from '@avocado/behavior';
 import {Property} from '@avocado/core';
-import {Image} from '@avocado/graphics';
 import {StateProperty, Trait} from '@avocado/traits';
 import {compose} from '@latus/core';
 
@@ -18,11 +17,6 @@ const decorate = compose(
 
 export default (latus) => class Item extends decorate(Trait) {
 
-  constructor() {
-    super();
-    this._slotImageUris = {};
-  }
-
   static defaultParams() {
     return {
       cooldown: 0,
@@ -31,7 +25,7 @@ export default (latus) => class Item extends decorate(Trait) {
         expressions: [],
       },
       slotImageUris: {
-        default: '/question-mark.png',
+        default: 'default',
       },
     };
   }
@@ -42,6 +36,12 @@ export default (latus) => class Item extends decorate(Trait) {
     };
   }
 
+  static dependencies() {
+    return [
+      'Pictured',
+    ];
+  }
+
   static children() {
     return {
       decrementQuantity: {
@@ -69,13 +69,6 @@ export default (latus) => class Item extends decorate(Trait) {
     await super.load(json);
     const itemActions = this._processedItemActions();
     this._itemActions = new Actions(compile(itemActions, latus));
-    if ('client' === process.env.SIDE) {
-      await Promise.all(Object.entries(this.params.slotImageUris)
-        .map(async ([slotIndex, uri]) => {
-          const image = await Image.load(uri);
-          this._slotImageUris[slotIndex] = image;
-        }));
-    }
   }
 
   methods() {
@@ -86,8 +79,10 @@ export default (latus) => class Item extends decorate(Trait) {
       },
 
       imageForSlot: () => {
+        const {slotImageUris} = this.params;
         const {qty} = this.entity;
-        return this._slotImageUris[this._slotImageUris[qty] ? qty : 'default'];
+        const key = slotImageUris[slotImageUris[qty] ? qty : 'default'];
+        return this.entity.image(key);
       },
 
     };