diff --git a/src/domain/UBGraphicsWidgetItem.cpp b/src/domain/UBGraphicsWidgetItem.cpp
index 9eca7e5a..550efceb 100644
--- a/src/domain/UBGraphicsWidgetItem.cpp
+++ b/src/domain/UBGraphicsWidgetItem.cpp
@@ -889,9 +889,11 @@ void UBGraphicsW3CWidgetItem::paint(QPainter * painter, const QStyleOptionGraphi
       rc =  scene()->renderingContext();
 
     if (rc == UBGraphicsScene::NonScreen || rc == UBGraphicsScene::PdfExport) {
-        takeSnapshot();
-        if (!snapshot().isNull())
-           painter->drawPixmap(0, 0, snapshot());
+
+        if (snapshot().isNull())
+            takeSnapshot();
+           
+        painter->drawPixmap(0, 0, snapshot());
     }
     else
         UBGraphicsWidgetItem::paint(painter, option, widget);