diff --git a/iphone/Classes/TiUIButton.m b/iphone/Classes/TiUIButton.m
index 0fc83ff4aff..ff267243733 100644
--- a/iphone/Classes/TiUIButton.m
+++ b/iphone/Classes/TiUIButton.m
@@ -263,8 +263,8 @@ -(void)setBackgroundImage_:(id)value
 {
 	[backgroundImageCache release];
 	RELEASE_TO_NIL(backgroundImageUnstretchedCache);
-	backgroundImageCache = [[TiUtils loadBackgroundImage:value forProxy:[self proxy]] retain];
-    self.backgroundImage = value;
+	backgroundImageCache = [[self loadImage:value] retain];
+	self.backgroundImage = value;
 	[self updateBackgroundImage];
 }