diff --git a/direct/src/plugin/p3dInstance.cxx b/direct/src/plugin/p3dInstance.cxx
index e46df82db5..b48f6814d8 100644
--- a/direct/src/plugin/p3dInstance.cxx
+++ b/direct/src/plugin/p3dInstance.cxx
@@ -918,7 +918,6 @@ splash_button_clicked() {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void P3DInstance::
 scan_app_desc_file(TiXmlDocument *doc) {
-  cerr << "scan_app_desc_file\n";
   P3DInstanceManager *inst_mgr = P3DInstanceManager::get_global_ptr();
 
   TiXmlElement *xpackage = doc->FirstChildElement("package");
@@ -1285,6 +1284,7 @@ make_splash_window() {
   set_background_image(IT_download);
 
   // Go get the required images.
+  bool any_standard_images = false;
   for (int i = 0; i < (int)IT_none; ++i) {
     string token_keyword = string(_image_type_names[i]) + "_img";
     if (!_fparams.has_token(token_keyword)) {
@@ -1292,11 +1292,7 @@ make_splash_window() {
       // image.  We do this via the P3DPackage interface, so we can
       // use the cached version on disk if it's good.
       _image_files[i]._use_standard_image = true;
-      if (_image_package == NULL) {
-        P3DHost *host = inst_mgr->get_host(PANDA_PACKAGE_HOST_URL);
-        _image_package = host->get_package("images", "");
-        _image_package->add_instance(this);
-      }
+      any_standard_images = true;
       
     } else {
       // We have an explicit image specified for this slot, so just
@@ -1321,6 +1317,16 @@ make_splash_window() {
       start_download(download);
     }
   }
+
+  if (any_standard_images) {
+    // If any of the images requires an image from the standard image
+    // package, go get that package.
+    if (_image_package == NULL) {
+      P3DHost *host = inst_mgr->get_host(PANDA_PACKAGE_HOST_URL);
+      _image_package = host->get_package("images", "");
+      _image_package->add_instance(this);
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/direct/src/plugin/p3dPackage.cxx b/direct/src/plugin/p3dPackage.cxx
index e146ad9e3e..255ed1e1ea 100755
--- a/direct/src/plugin/p3dPackage.cxx
+++ b/direct/src/plugin/p3dPackage.cxx
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ begin_info_download() {
 
   if (_info_ready) {
     // Already downloaded.
+    report_info_ready();
     return;
   }
 
diff --git a/direct/src/plugin/p3dSplashWindow.cxx b/direct/src/plugin/p3dSplashWindow.cxx
index 327c0fc71b..e84ca8dfb4 100755
--- a/direct/src/plugin/p3dSplashWindow.cxx
+++ b/direct/src/plugin/p3dSplashWindow.cxx
@@ -167,6 +167,10 @@ read_image_data(ImageData &image, string &data,
   image._num_channels = 0;
   data.clear();
 
+  if (image_filename.empty()) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
   // We only support JPEG or PNG images.
   FILE *fp = fopen(image_filename.c_str(), "rb");
   if (fp == NULL) {
@@ -283,7 +287,6 @@ read_image_data_jpeg(ImageData &image, string &data,
 bool P3DSplashWindow::
 read_image_data_png(ImageData &image, string &data,
                     FILE *fp, const string &image_filename) {
-  cerr << "read_image_data_png\n";
   png_structp png;
   png = png_create_read_struct(PNG_LIBPNG_VER_STRING, NULL,
                                 png_error, png_warning);
@@ -320,29 +323,20 @@ read_image_data_png(ImageData &image, string &data,
   png_get_IHDR(png, info, &width, &height,
                &bit_depth, &color_type, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 
-  cerr
-    << "width = " << width << " height = " << height << " bit_depth = "
-    << bit_depth << " color_type = " << color_type << "\n";
-
   image._width = width;
   image._height = height;
 
   switch (color_type) {
   case PNG_COLOR_TYPE_RGB:
-    cerr
-      << "PNG_COLOR_TYPE_RGB\n";
     image._num_channels = 3;
     break;
 
   case PNG_COLOR_TYPE_RGB_ALPHA:
-    cerr
-      << "PNG_COLOR_TYPE_RGB_ALPHA\n";
     image._num_channels = 4;
     break;
 
   default:
-    cerr
-      << "Unsupported color type: " << color_type << "\n";
+    nout << "Unsupported color type: " << color_type << "\n";
     png_destroy_read_struct(&png, &info, NULL);
     return false;
   }
@@ -354,8 +348,6 @@ read_image_data_png(ImageData &image, string &data,
   }
 
   png_destroy_read_struct(&png, &info, NULL);
-
-  cerr << "successfully read\n";
   return true;
 }