diff --git a/src/asset.cpp b/src/asset.cpp
index 697f51f..296ed6d 100644
--- a/src/asset.cpp
+++ b/src/asset.cpp
@@ -179,9 +179,8 @@ bool Asset::open_url(const std::string& url, std::function<bool(float)> progress
         close();
         LOG("download %s", url.c_str());
         m_current_url = url;
-        std::vector<uint8_t> data;
         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, url.c_str());
-        curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WRITEDATA, &data);
+        curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WRITEDATA, &tmp_data);
         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION, curl_data_handler_asset);
 #ifdef __ANDROID__
         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, 0L);
@@ -200,9 +199,10 @@ bool Asset::open_url(const std::string& url, std::function<bool(float)> progress
         {
             if (m_data)
                 delete m_data;
-            m_data = new uint8_t[data.size()];
-            std::copy(data.begin(), data.end(), m_data);
-            m_len = data.size();
+            m_data = new uint8_t[tmp_data.size()];
+            std::copy(tmp_data.begin(), tmp_data.end(), m_data);
+            m_len = tmp_data.size();
+            tmp_data.clear();
             return true;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/asset.h b/src/asset.h
index 110a360..27e6ee1 100644
--- a/src/asset.h
+++ b/src/asset.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ public:
     bool m_stop_async = false;
     std::function<bool(float)> on_progress;
     std::future<bool> remote_future;
+    std::vector<uint8_t> tmp_data;
 
     std::string m_current_path;
     std::string m_current_url;
diff --git a/src/node_image.cpp b/src/node_image.cpp
index 9e7f491..4424057 100644
--- a/src/node_image.cpp
+++ b/src/node_image.cpp
@@ -135,9 +135,18 @@ bool NodeImage::set_image(const std::string& path)
 
 void NodeImage::load_url(const std::string& url)
 {
+    m_remote_header_decoded = false;
     m_remote_asset = std::make_shared<Asset>();
     m_remote_asset->open_url_async(url, 
         [this] (float progress) -> bool {
+            int w, h, c;
+            if (!m_remote_header_decoded && 
+                stbi_info_from_memory(m_remote_asset->tmp_data.data(), m_remote_asset->tmp_data.size(), &w, &h, &c))
+            {
+                if (m_autosize)
+                    SetAspectRatio((float)w / (float)h);
+                m_remote_header_decoded = true;
+            }
             return true;
         },
         [this] (bool success) {
diff --git a/src/node_image.h b/src/node_image.h
index 30c678a..0f41770 100644
--- a/src/node_image.h
+++ b/src/node_image.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ public:
     uint16_t m_tex_id;
     std::shared_ptr<Asset> m_remote_asset;
     std::shared_ptr<Texture2D> m_remote_texture;
+    bool m_remote_header_decoded = false;
     static void static_init();
     virtual Node* clone_instantiate() const override;
     virtual void clone_copy(Node* dest) const override;