diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/snippets.options.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/snippets.options.js
index 43568382bc8..cf437733b5c 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/snippets.options.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/snippets.options.js
@@ -3200,15 +3200,6 @@ const ImageHandlerOption = SnippetOptionWidget.extend({
     async willStart() {
         const _super = this._super.bind(this);
         await this._loadImageInfo();
-        // Make sure image is loaded because we need its naturalWidth to render XML
-        const img = this._getImg();
-        await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-            if (img.complete) {
-                return resolve();
-            }
-            img.addEventListener('load', resolve, {once: true});
-            img.addEventListener('error', resolve, {once: true});
-        });
         return _super(...arguments);
     },
 
@@ -3275,8 +3266,19 @@ const ImageHandlerOption = SnippetOptionWidget.extend({
     /**
      * @override
      */
-    _computeWidgetState(methodName, params) {
+    async _computeWidgetState(methodName, params) {
         const img = this._getImg();
+
+        // Make sure image is loaded because we need its naturalWidth
+        await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+            if (img.complete) {
+                resolve();
+                return;
+            }
+            img.addEventListener('load', resolve, {once: true});
+            img.addEventListener('error', resolve, {once: true});
+        });
+
         switch (methodName) {
             case 'selectWidth':
                 return img.naturalWidth;