diff --git a/js/ui/background.js b/js/ui/background.js
index 0672dd14e..aa238e741 100644
--- a/js/ui/background.js
+++ b/js/ui/background.js
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@ const BackgroundCache = new Lang.Class({
             } else {
                 content.load_gradient(params.shadingType, params.color, params.secondColor);
             }
-
-            this._patterns.push(content);
         }
 
+        this._patterns.push(content);
+
         return content;
     },
 
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ const BackgroundCache = new Lang.Class({
 
             if (params.cancellable && params.cancellable.is_cancelled())
                 content = null;
+            else
+                this._images.push(content);
 
             if (params.onFinished)
                 params.onFinished(content);