diff --git a/src/main/java/com/merkle/oss/magnolia/imaging/flexible/model/LocalizedAsset.java b/src/main/java/com/merkle/oss/magnolia/imaging/flexible/model/LocalizedAsset.java
index df3735d..91c4b9e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/merkle/oss/magnolia/imaging/flexible/model/LocalizedAsset.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/merkle/oss/magnolia/imaging/flexible/model/LocalizedAsset.java
@@ -1,21 +1,14 @@
 package com.merkle.oss.magnolia.imaging.flexible.model;
 
 import com.merkle.oss.magnolia.imaging.flexible.util.LocalizedPropertyNameProvider;
-import info.magnolia.context.MgnlContext;
 import info.magnolia.dam.api.Asset;
 import info.magnolia.dam.api.AssetDecorator;
+import info.magnolia.dam.jcr.AbstractJcrItem;
 import info.magnolia.dam.jcr.AssetNodeTypes;
-import info.magnolia.dam.jcr.DamConstants;
 import info.magnolia.jcr.util.PropertyUtil;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import javax.inject.Inject;
-import javax.jcr.Node;
-import javax.jcr.RepositoryException;
-import javax.jcr.Session;
-import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
@@ -52,7 +45,6 @@ public String getDescription() {
 	}
 
 	public static class Factory {
-		private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MethodHandles.lookup().lookupClass());
 		private final LocalizedPropertyNameProvider localizedPropertyNameProvider;
 
 		@Inject
@@ -86,14 +78,14 @@ private String getDescription(final Locale locale, final Asset asset) {
 		}
 
 		private Optional<String> getLocalizedStringFromNode(final Asset asset, final Locale locale, final String key) {
-			try {
-				final Session damSession = MgnlContext.getJCRSession(DamConstants.WORKSPACE);
-				final Node assetNode = damSession.getNode(asset.getPath());
-				return Optional.ofNullable(PropertyUtil.getString(assetNode, localizedPropertyNameProvider.get(assetNode, key, locale)));
-			} catch (RepositoryException e) {
-				LOG.error("failed to get localized string from node locale: " + locale + " key " + key + " asset: " + asset.getPath(), e);
-				return Optional.empty();
-			}
+			return Optional
+					.of(asset)
+					.filter(AbstractJcrItem.class::isInstance)
+					.map(AbstractJcrItem.class::cast)
+					.map(AbstractJcrItem::getNode)
+					.map(assetNode ->
+							PropertyUtil.getString(assetNode, localizedPropertyNameProvider.get(assetNode, key, locale))
+					);
 		}
 	}
 }