diff --git a/libraries/gpu-gl-common/src/gpu/gl/GLBackend.cpp b/libraries/gpu-gl-common/src/gpu/gl/GLBackend.cpp
index 01424c2ac6..c1848d99b1 100644
--- a/libraries/gpu-gl-common/src/gpu/gl/GLBackend.cpp
+++ b/libraries/gpu-gl-common/src/gpu/gl/GLBackend.cpp
@@ -765,7 +765,6 @@ void GLBackend::recycle() const {
     }
     
     _textureManagement._transferEngine->manageMemory();
-    Texture::KtxStorage::releaseOpenKtxFiles();
 }
 
 void GLBackend::setCameraCorrection(const Mat4& correction, const Mat4& prevRenderView, bool reset) {
diff --git a/libraries/gpu-gl-common/src/gpu/gl/GLTextureTransfer.cpp b/libraries/gpu-gl-common/src/gpu/gl/GLTextureTransfer.cpp
index eaee054b7d..f4e81448cc 100644
--- a/libraries/gpu-gl-common/src/gpu/gl/GLTextureTransfer.cpp
+++ b/libraries/gpu-gl-common/src/gpu/gl/GLTextureTransfer.cpp
@@ -405,6 +405,7 @@ bool GLTextureTransferEngineDefault::processActiveBufferQueue() {
         _activeTransferQueue.splice(_activeTransferQueue.end(), activeBufferQueue);
     }
 
+    Texture::KtxStorage::releaseOpenKtxFiles();
     return true;
 }