diff --git a/modules/graphics/antara/gaming/graphics/component.sprite.hpp b/modules/graphics/antara/gaming/graphics/component.sprite.hpp
index ae528eae..2912b5cd 100644
--- a/modules/graphics/antara/gaming/graphics/component.sprite.hpp
+++ b/modules/graphics/antara/gaming/graphics/component.sprite.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <string> //! std::string
 #include "antara/gaming/transform/component.properties.hpp"
 #include "antara/gaming/transform/component.position.hpp"
 #include "antara/gaming/core/safe.refl.hpp"
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ namespace antara::gaming::graphics
 
     struct sprite
     {
-        const char *appearance; //! texture id
+        std::string appearance; //! texture id
         bool native_size{true}; //! take the whole size by default
         rect texture_rec{}; //! Set the sub-rectangle of the texture that the sprite will display if native_size is false
     };
diff --git a/modules/sfml/antara/gaming/sfml/graphic.system.cpp b/modules/sfml/antara/gaming/sfml/graphic.system.cpp
index bcd33799..07dbc8eb 100644
--- a/modules/sfml/antara/gaming/sfml/graphic.system.cpp
+++ b/modules/sfml/antara/gaming/sfml/graphic.system.cpp
@@ -312,8 +312,8 @@ namespace antara::gaming::sfml
     graphic_system::on_sprite_construct(entt::entity entity, entt::registry &registry, graphics::sprite &spr) noexcept
     {
         auto &resources_system = this->entity_registry_.ctx<sfml::resources_system>();
-        auto handle = resources_system.load_texture(spr.appearance);
-        sf::Sprite &native_sprite = registry.assign<sfml::sprite>(entity, sf::Sprite(handle.get())).drawable;
+        auto handle = resources_system.load_texture(spr.appearance.c_str());
+        sf::Sprite &native_sprite = registry.assign_or_replace<sfml::sprite>(entity, sf::Sprite(handle.get())).drawable;
 
         if (not spr.native_size) {
             auto[left, top] = spr.texture_rec.pos;