diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/lwo/Converter.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/lwo/Converter.cpp
index 61dc08dae..520fa9967 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/lwo/Converter.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/lwo/Converter.cpp
@@ -44,9 +44,10 @@ Converter::Converter()
 {
 }
 
-Converter::Converter(const Options &options)
+Converter::Converter(const Options &options, const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options* db_options)
 :	root_(new osg::Group),
-	options_(options)
+	options_(options),
+	db_options_(db_options)
 {
 }
 
@@ -201,7 +202,8 @@ void Converter::build_scene_graph(Object &obj)
 						rm_rgba_maps.get(),
 						options_.max_tex_units,
 						options_.use_osgfx,
-						options_.force_arb_compression);
+						options_.force_arb_compression,
+						db_options_.get());
 					if (sgrp) {
 						sgrp->addChild(geode.get());
 						layer_group->addChild(sgrp);
@@ -241,9 +243,9 @@ osg::Group *Converter::convert(const iff::Chunk_list &data)
 	return convert(obj);
 }
 
-osg::Group *Converter::convert(const std::string &filename, const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options* options)
+osg::Group *Converter::convert(const std::string &filename)
 {
-	std::string file = osgDB::findDataFile(filename, options);
+	std::string file = osgDB::findDataFile(filename, db_options_.get());
 	if (file.empty()) return 0;
 
 	std::ifstream ifs(file.c_str(), std::ios_base::in | std::ios_base::binary);
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/lwo/Converter.h b/src/osgPlugins/lwo/Converter.h
index f88cfada1..7bfe0ffc9 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/lwo/Converter.h
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/lwo/Converter.h
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ namespace lwosg
 		};
 
 		Converter();
-		Converter(const Options &options);
+		Converter(const Options &options, const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options* db_options);
 
 		osg::Group *convert(Object &obj);
 		osg::Group *convert(const iff::Chunk_list &data);
-		osg::Group *convert(const std::string &filename, const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options* options);
+		osg::Group *convert(const std::string &filename);
 
 		inline osg::Group *get_root() { return root_.get(); }
 		inline const osg::Group *get_root() const { return root_.get(); }
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ namespace lwosg
 	private:
 		osg::ref_ptr<osg::Group> root_;
 		Options options_;
+		osg::ref_ptr<const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options> db_options_;
 	};
 
 }
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/lwo/ReaderWriterLWO.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/lwo/ReaderWriterLWO.cpp
index 78698052e..402f4fada 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/lwo/ReaderWriterLWO.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/lwo/ReaderWriterLWO.cpp
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ osgDB::ReaderWriter::ReadResult ReaderWriterLWO::readNode_LWO2(const std::string
 {
     lwosg::Converter::Options conv_options = parse_options(options);
 
-    lwosg::Converter converter(conv_options);
-    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> node = converter.convert(fileName, options);
+    lwosg::Converter converter(conv_options, options);
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> node = converter.convert(fileName);
     if (node.valid()) {
         return node.take();
     }
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/lwo/Surface.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/lwo/Surface.cpp
index 5e5dcd91c..7f1df55b9 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/lwo/Surface.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/lwo/Surface.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ void Surface::compile(const lwo2::FORM::SURF *surf, const Clip_map &clips)
 	}
 }
 
-void Surface::generate_stateset(int max_tex_units, bool force_arb_compression) const
+void Surface::generate_stateset(int max_tex_units, bool force_arb_compression, const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options* db_options) const
 {
 	if (!stateset_.valid()) {
 
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ void Surface::generate_stateset(int max_tex_units, bool force_arb_compression) c
 							osg::ref_ptr<osg::Texture2D> texture = new osg::Texture2D;
 							if (force_arb_compression)
 								texture->setInternalFormatMode(osg::Texture::USE_ARB_COMPRESSION);
-							texture->setImage(osgDB::readImageFile(image_file));
+							texture->setImage(osgDB::readImageFile(image_file, db_options));
 							texture->setWrap(osg::Texture::WRAP_S, osg_wrap_mode(block.get_image_map().width_wrap));
 							texture->setWrap(osg::Texture::WRAP_T, osg_wrap_mode(block.get_image_map().height_wrap));
 							texture->setFilter(osg::Texture::MIN_FILTER, osg::Texture::LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR);
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ void Surface::generate_stateset(int max_tex_units, bool force_arb_compression) c
 	}
 }
 
-osg::Group *Surface::apply(osg::Geometry *geo, const VertexMap_map *texture_maps, const VertexMap_map *rgb_maps, const VertexMap_map *rgba_maps, int max_tex_units, bool use_osgfx, bool force_arb_compression) const
+osg::Group *Surface::apply(osg::Geometry *geo, const VertexMap_map *texture_maps, const VertexMap_map *rgb_maps, const VertexMap_map *rgba_maps, int max_tex_units, bool use_osgfx, bool force_arb_compression, const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options* db_options) const
 {
 	int num_points = 0;
 
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ osg::Group *Surface::apply(osg::Geometry *geo, const VertexMap_map *texture_maps
 		num_points = static_cast<int>(geo->getVertexArray()->getNumElements());
 	}
 
-	generate_stateset(max_tex_units, force_arb_compression);
+	generate_stateset(max_tex_units, force_arb_compression, db_options);
 	geo->setStateSet(stateset_.get());
 
 	int unit = 0;
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/lwo/Surface.h b/src/osgPlugins/lwo/Surface.h
index e81d4973e..f265b0faa 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/lwo/Surface.h
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/lwo/Surface.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #include <osg/StateSet>
 #include <osg/Geometry>
 
+#include <osgDB/ReaderWriter>
+
 #include <string>
 #include <map>
 
@@ -42,9 +44,9 @@ namespace lwosg
 
 		void compile(const lwo2::FORM::SURF *surf, const Clip_map &clips);
 
-		osg::Group *apply(osg::Geometry *geo, const VertexMap_map *texture_maps, const VertexMap_map *rgb_maps, const VertexMap_map *rgba_maps, int max_tex_units = 0, bool use_osgfx = false, bool force_arb_compression = false) const;
+		osg::Group *apply(osg::Geometry *geo, const VertexMap_map *texture_maps, const VertexMap_map *rgb_maps, const VertexMap_map *rgba_maps, int max_tex_units, bool use_osgfx, bool force_arb_compression, const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options *db_options) const;
 
-		void generate_stateset(int max_tex_units = 0, bool force_arb_compression = false) const;
+		void generate_stateset(int max_tex_units, bool force_arb_compression, const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options* options) const;
 
 		inline const std::string &get_name() const { return name_; }
 		inline void set_name(const std::string &n) { name_ = n; }