diff --git a/packages/core/src/textures/resources/SVGResource.js b/packages/core/src/textures/resources/SVGResource.js
index 2ed3970..317e453 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/textures/resources/SVGResource.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/textures/resources/SVGResource.js
@@ -166,13 +166,15 @@
     {
         const svgSize = SVGResource.getSize(svgString);
 
-        // TODO do we need to wait for this to load?
-        // seems instant!
-        //
         const tempImage = new Image();
 
         tempImage.src = `data:image/svg+xml,${svgString}`;
 
+        tempImage.onerror = () =>
+        {
+            throw new Error(`Unable to load image from: ${tempImage.src}`);
+        };
+
         tempImage.onload = () =>
         {
             const svgWidth = svgSize.width;

diff --git a/packages/core/src/textures/resources/SVGResource.js b/packages/core/src/textures/resources/SVGResource.js
index 2ed3970..317e453 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/textures/resources/SVGResource.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/textures/resources/SVGResource.js
@@ -166,13 +166,15 @@
     {
         const svgSize = SVGResource.getSize(svgString);
 
-        // TODO do we need to wait for this to load?
-        // seems instant!
-        //
         const tempImage = new Image();
 
         tempImage.src = `data:image/svg+xml,${svgString}`;
 
+        tempImage.onerror = () =>
+        {
+            throw new Error(`Unable to load image from: ${tempImage.src}`);
+        };
+
         tempImage.onload = () =>
         {
             const svgWidth = svgSize.width;
diff --git a/packages/core/test/SVGResource.js b/packages/core/test/SVGResource.js
index 713a0e3..0f390c7 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/SVGResource.js
+++ b/packages/core/test/SVGResource.js
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 
             resource.load().then(function ()
             {
-                expect(resource.width).to.equal(16);
-                expect(resource.height).to.equal(16);
+                expect(resource.width).to.equal(100);
+                expect(resource.height).to.equal(100);
 
                 done();
             });

diff --git a/packages/core/src/textures/resources/SVGResource.js b/packages/core/src/textures/resources/SVGResource.js
index 2ed3970..317e453 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/textures/resources/SVGResource.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/textures/resources/SVGResource.js
@@ -166,13 +166,15 @@
     {
         const svgSize = SVGResource.getSize(svgString);
 
-        // TODO do we need to wait for this to load?
-        // seems instant!
-        //
         const tempImage = new Image();
 
         tempImage.src = `data:image/svg+xml,${svgString}`;
 
+        tempImage.onerror = () =>
+        {
+            throw new Error(`Unable to load image from: ${tempImage.src}`);
+        };
+
         tempImage.onload = () =>
         {
             const svgWidth = svgSize.width;
diff --git a/packages/core/test/SVGResource.js b/packages/core/test/SVGResource.js
index 713a0e3..0f390c7 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/SVGResource.js
+++ b/packages/core/test/SVGResource.js
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 
             resource.load().then(function ()
             {
-                expect(resource.width).to.equal(16);
-                expect(resource.height).to.equal(16);
+                expect(resource.width).to.equal(100);
+                expect(resource.height).to.equal(100);
 
                 done();
             });
diff --git a/packages/core/test/resources/svg-base64.txt b/packages/core/test/resources/svg-base64.txt
index 7b3bc4a..9c67680 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/resources/svg-base64.txt
+++ b/packages/core/test/resources/svg-base64.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-data:image/svg+xml;base64,PD94bWwgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4wIiBlbmNvZGluZz0idXRmLTgiPz4NCjwhLS0gR2VuZXJhdG9yOiBBZG9iZSBJbGx1c3RyYXRvciAxNi4wLjQsIFNWRyBFeHBvcnQgUGx1Zy1JbiAuIFNWRyBWZXJzaW9uOiA2LjAwIEJ1aWxkIDApICAtLT4NCjwhRE9DVFlQRSBzdmcgUFVCTElDICItLy9XM0MvL0RURCBTVkcgMS4xLy9FTiIgImh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnL0dyYXBoaWNzL1NWRy8xLjEvRFREL3N2ZzExLmR0ZCI+DQo8c3ZnIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaWQ9IkNhcGFfMSIgeG1sbnM9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzIwMDAvc3ZnIiB4bWxuczp4bGluaz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMTk5OS94bGluayIgeD0iMHB4IiB5PSIwcHgiDQoJIHdpZHRoPSIxNnB4IiBoZWlnaHQ9IjE2cHgiIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCAxNiAxNiIgZW5hYmxlLWJhY2tncm91bmQ9Im5ldyAwIDAgMTYgMTYiIHhtbDpzcGFjZT0icHJlc2VydmUiPg0KPHBhdGggZD0iTTgsMEMzLjU4MiwwLDAsMy41ODIsMCw4czMuNTgyLDgsOCw4czgtMy41ODIsOC04UzEyLjQxOCwwLDgsMHogTTksMTJjMCwwLjU1Mi0wLjQ0OCwxLTEsMXMtMS0wLjQ0OC0xLTFWNw0KCWMwLTAuNTUyLDAuNDQ4LTEsMS0xczEsMC40NDgsMSwxVjEyeiBNOCw1LjAxNmMtMC41NTIsMC0xLTAuNDQ4LTEtMWMwLTAuNTUyLDAuNDQ4LTEsMS0xczEsMC40NDgsMSwxQzksNC41NjgsOC41NTIsNS4wMTYsOCw1LjAxNnoNCgkiLz4NCjwvc3ZnPg0K1422f94715e8d9b67004ad32568deab3
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+data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSIxMDAiIGhlaWdodD0iMTAwIiB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgMTAwIDEwMCI+ICA8cGF0aCBkPSJNNTAsMzBjOS0yMiA0Mi0yNCA0OCwwYzUsNDAtNDAsNDAtNDgsNjVjLTgtMjUtNTQtMjUtNDgtNjVjIDYtMjQgMzktMjIgNDgsMCB6IiAvPjwvc3ZnPg==
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