diff --git a/src/core/textures/BaseTexture.js b/src/core/textures/BaseTexture.js
index 312a772..02a3423 100644
--- a/src/core/textures/BaseTexture.js
+++ b/src/core/textures/BaseTexture.js
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@
         utils.BaseTextureCache[imageUrl] = baseTexture;
 
         // if there is an @2x at the end of the url we are going to assume its a highres image
-        this.resolution = utils.getResolutionOfUrl(imageUrl);
+        baseTexture.resolution = utils.getResolutionOfUrl(imageUrl);
     }
 
     return baseTexture;

diff --git a/src/core/textures/BaseTexture.js b/src/core/textures/BaseTexture.js
index 312a772..02a3423 100644
--- a/src/core/textures/BaseTexture.js
+++ b/src/core/textures/BaseTexture.js
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@
         utils.BaseTextureCache[imageUrl] = baseTexture;
 
         // if there is an @2x at the end of the url we are going to assume its a highres image
-        this.resolution = utils.getResolutionOfUrl(imageUrl);
+        baseTexture.resolution = utils.getResolutionOfUrl(imageUrl);
     }
 
     return baseTexture;
diff --git a/src/core/utils/index.js b/src/core/utils/index.js
index bf0ded9..9b38581 100644
--- a/src/core/utils/index.js
+++ b/src/core/utils/index.js
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@
     /**
      * get the resolution of an asset by looking for the prefix
      * used by spritesheets and image urls
-     * TODO make this smarter!
      *
      * @param url {string} the image path
      * @return {boolean}