diff --git a/src/Intervention/Image/AbstractEncoder.php b/src/Intervention/Image/AbstractEncoder.php
index afc8ecdb..5e0cce2f 100644
--- a/src/Intervention/Image/AbstractEncoder.php
+++ b/src/Intervention/Image/AbstractEncoder.php
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ abstract class AbstractEncoder
                 );
         }
 
+        $this->setImage(null);
+
         return $image->setEncoded($this->result);
     }