diff --git a/combobulator/src/process.rs b/combobulator/src/process.rs
index 79bcbf9..8327ba0 100644
--- a/combobulator/src/process.rs
+++ b/combobulator/src/process.rs
@@ -131,19 +131,22 @@ impl Processor{
 			}else{
 				// check raw cache, download if missing
 				let raw_key=S3Cache::texture_raw_key(asset_id);
-				let raw_data=match self.s3.get(&raw_key).await.map_err(Error::S3Get)?{
-					Some(cached)=>cached,
-					None=>{
-						println!("[combobulator] Downloading texture {asset_id}");
-						let Some(data)=self.download_asset(asset_id).await? else{continue};
-						self.s3.put(&raw_key,data.clone()).await.map_err(Error::S3Put)?;
-						data
-					},
+				let dds_result=if let Some(data)=self.s3.get(&raw_key).await.map_err(Error::S3Get)?{
+					map_tool::roblox::convert_texture_to_dds(&data)
+				}else{
+					println!("[combobulator] Downloading texture {asset_id}");
+					let Some(data)=self.download_asset(asset_id).await? else{continue};
+
+					// decode while we have ownership
+					let dds_result=map_tool::roblox::convert_texture_to_dds(&data);
+
+					self.s3.put(&raw_key,data).await.map_err(Error::S3Put)?;
+					dds_result
 				};
 
-				// convert to DDS and upload
-				let dds=map_tool::roblox::convert_texture_to_dds(&raw_data)
-					.map_err(Error::ConvertTexture)?;
+				// handle error after caching data
+				let dds=dds_result.map_err(Error::ConvertTexture)?;
+
 				self.s3.put(&dds_key,dds.clone()).await.map_err(Error::S3Put)?;
 
 				dds