diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASMultiplexImageNode.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASMultiplexImageNode.mm
index e407e2a47d..5eb0abcfcb 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASMultiplexImageNode.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASMultiplexImageNode.mm
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ typedef void(^ASMultiplexImageLoadCompletionBlock)(UIImage *image, id imageIdent
 
   [self _setDownloadIdentifier:nil];
   
-  if (_cacheSupportsClearing) {
+  if (_cacheSupportsClearing && self.loadedImageIdentifier != nil) {
     [_cache clearFetchedImageFromCacheWithURL:[_dataSource multiplexImageNode:self URLForImageIdentifier:self.loadedImageIdentifier]];
   }