diff --git a/addon/components/async-image.js b/addon/components/async-image.js
index f47489f..10196ad 100644
--- a/addon/components/async-image.js
+++ b/addon/components/async-image.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import Ember from 'ember';
+import getOwner from 'ember-getowner-polyfill';
 
 const {
   Component,
@@ -12,6 +13,11 @@ const TRANSPARENT_IMAGE = 'data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAE
 export default Component.extend({
   tagName: 'img',
 
+  fastboot: Ember.computed(function() {
+    let owner = getOwner(this);
+    return owner.lookup('service:fastboot');
+  }),
+
   // attributes
   title: null,
   alt: null,
@@ -86,6 +92,7 @@ export default Component.extend({
   },
 
   _loadImage: observer('src', function() {
+    if (this.get('fastboot.isFastBoot')) { return; }
     if (this._image) {
       this.teardownHandlers(this._image);
     }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9af7353..b52ac23 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -52,9 +52,10 @@
   ],
   "dependencies": {
     "ember-cli-babel": "^5.1.5",
-    "ember-cli-htmlbars": "^1.0.1"
+    "ember-cli-htmlbars": "^1.0.1",
+    "ember-getowner-polyfill": "^1.0.1"
   },
   "ember-addon": {
     "configPath": "tests/dummy/config"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}