diff --git a/app/mobile/src/context/useAppContext.hook.js b/app/mobile/src/context/useAppContext.hook.js
index 6e5ea107..9126aebb 100644
--- a/app/mobile/src/context/useAppContext.hook.js
+++ b/app/mobile/src/context/useAppContext.hook.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export function useAppContext() {
   const profile = useContext(ProfileContext);
   const card = useContext(CardContext);
   const channel = useContext(ChannelContext);
+  const count = useRef(0);
 
   const ws = useRef(null);
 
@@ -101,14 +102,17 @@ export function useAppContext() {
         catch(err) {
           console.log(err);
         }
-        updateState({ disconnected: 0 });
+        count.current = 0;
+        updateState({ disconnected: count.current });
       }
       catch (err) {
         console.log(err);
       }
     }
     ws.current.onclose = (e) => {
-      updateState({ disconnected: state.disconnected + 1 });
+      count.current += 1;
+console.log("CURRENT1: ", count.current);
+      updateState({ disconnected: count.current });
       console.log(e)
       setTimeout(() => {
         if (ws.current != null) {
@@ -124,7 +128,9 @@ export function useAppContext() {
       ws.current.send(JSON.stringify({ AppToken: token }))
     }
     ws.current.error = (e) => {
-      updateState({ disconnected: state.disconnected + 1 });
+      count.current += 1;
+console.log("CURRENT2: ", count.current);
+      updateState({ disconnected: count.current });
       console.log(e)
     }
   }
diff --git a/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/imageAsset/ImageAsset.jsx b/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/imageAsset/ImageAsset.jsx
index bac84635..fb3df394 100644
--- a/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/imageAsset/ImageAsset.jsx
+++ b/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/imageAsset/ImageAsset.jsx
@@ -8,8 +8,14 @@ export function ImageAsset({ topicId, asset, dismiss }) {
 
   return (
     <TouchableOpacity style={styles.container} activeOpacity={1} onPress={dismiss}>
-      <Image source={{ uri: state.url }} onLoad={actions.loaded} style={{ borderRadius: 4, width: state.imageWidth, height: state.imageHeight }} resizeMode={'cover'} />
-      { !state.loaded && (
+      <Image source={{ uri: state.url }} onLoad={actions.loaded} onError={actions.failed}
+          style={{ borderRadius: 4, width: state.imageWidth, height: state.imageHeight }} resizeMode={'cover'} />
+      { state.failed && (
+        <View style={styles.loading}>
+          <ActivityIndicator color={Colors.alert} size="large" />
+        </View>
+      )}
+      { !state.loaded && !state.failed && (
         <View style={styles.loading}>
           <ActivityIndicator color={Colors.white} size="large" />
         </View>
diff --git a/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/imageAsset/useImageAsset.hook.js b/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/imageAsset/useImageAsset.hook.js
index ffa5eda7..52beb82b 100644
--- a/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/imageAsset/useImageAsset.hook.js
+++ b/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/imageAsset/useImageAsset.hook.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export function useImageAsset(topicId, asset) {
     imageHeight: 1,
     url: null,
     loaded: false,
+    failed: false,
   });
 
   const conversation = useContext(ConversationContext);
@@ -44,17 +45,17 @@ export function useImageAsset(topicId, asset) {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const url = conversation.actions.getTopicAssetUrl(topicId, asset.full); 
-    if (url) {
-      Image.getSize(url, (width, height) => {
-        updateState({ url, imageRatio: width / height });
-      });
-    }
+    updateState({ url });
   }, [topicId, conversation, asset]);
 
   const actions = {
-    loaded: () => {
-      updateState({ loaded: true });
-    }
+    loaded: (e) => {
+      const { width, height } = e.nativeEvent.source;
+      updateState({ loaded: true, imageRatio: width / height });
+    },
+    failed: () => {
+      updateState({ failed: true });
+    },
   };
 
   return { state, actions };