diff --git a/src/SMAPI/Framework/Content/AssetDataForImage.cs b/src/SMAPI/Framework/Content/AssetDataForImage.cs
index 636d4a71..3abcd328 100644
--- a/src/SMAPI/Framework/Content/AssetDataForImage.cs
+++ b/src/SMAPI/Framework/Content/AssetDataForImage.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Buffers;
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
-using System.Linq;
 using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
 using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics;
 using StardewValley;
@@ -64,20 +63,23 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.Content
                 {
                     int pixelCount = areaWidth * areaHeight;
                     sourceData = ArrayPool<Color>.Shared.Rent(pixelCount);
-
-                    // slower copying, line by line
-                    for (int y = areaY, maxY = areaY + areaHeight; y < maxY; y++)
+                    try
                     {
-                        int sourceIndex = (y * source.Width) + areaX;
-                        int targetIndex = (y - areaY) * areaWidth;
-                        Array.Copy(source.Data, sourceIndex, sourceData, targetIndex, areaWidth);
+                        // slower copying, line by line
+                        for (int y = areaY, maxY = areaY + areaHeight; y < maxY; y++)
+                        {
+                            int sourceIndex = (y * source.Width) + areaX;
+                            int targetIndex = (y - areaY) * areaWidth;
+                            Array.Copy(source.Data, sourceIndex, sourceData, targetIndex, areaWidth);
+                        }
+
+                        // apply
+                        this.PatchImageImpl(sourceData, source.Width, source.Height, sourceArea.Value, targetArea.Value, patchMode);
+                    }
+                    finally
+                    {
+                        ArrayPool<Color>.Shared.Return(sourceData);
                     }
-
-                    // apply
-                    this.PatchImageImpl(sourceData, source.Width, source.Height, sourceArea.Value, targetArea.Value, patchMode);
-
-                    // return
-                    ArrayPool<Color>.Shared.Return(sourceData);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -98,13 +100,15 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.Content
             // get source data
             int pixelCount = sourceArea.Value.Width * sourceArea.Value.Height;
             Color[] sourceData = ArrayPool<Color>.Shared.Rent(pixelCount);
-            source.GetData(0, sourceArea, sourceData, 0, pixelCount);
-
-            // apply
-            this.PatchImageImpl(sourceData, source.Width, source.Height, sourceArea.Value, targetArea.Value, patchMode);
-
-            // return
-            ArrayPool<Color>.Shared.Return(sourceData);
+            try
+            {
+                source.GetData(0, sourceArea, sourceData, 0, pixelCount);
+                this.PatchImageImpl(sourceData, source.Width, source.Height, sourceArea.Value, targetArea.Value, patchMode);
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                ArrayPool<Color>.Shared.Return(sourceData);
+            }
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
@@ -207,41 +211,47 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.Content
 
                 // get target data
                 Color[] mergedData = ArrayPool<Color>.Shared.Rent(pixelCount);
-                target.GetData(0, targetArea, mergedData, 0, pixelCount);
-
-                // merge pixels
-                for (int i = startIndex; i <= endIndex; i++)
+                try
                 {
-                    int targetIndex = i - sourceoffset;
-
-                    // ref locals here? Not sure.
-                    Color above = sourceData[i];
-                    Color below = mergedData[targetIndex];
-
-                    // shortcut transparency
-                    if (above.A < MinOpacity)
-                        continue;
-                    if (below.A < MinOpacity || above.A == byte.MaxValue)
-                        mergedData[targetIndex] = above;
+                    target.GetData(0, targetArea, mergedData, 0, pixelCount);
 
                     // merge pixels
-                    else
+                    for (int i = startIndex; i <= endIndex; i++)
                     {
-                        // This performs a conventional alpha blend for the pixels, which are already
-                        // premultiplied by the content pipeline. The formula is derived from
-                        // https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/shawnhar/2009/11/06/premultiplied-alpha/.
-                        float alphaBelow = 1 - (above.A / 255f);
-                        mergedData[targetIndex] = new Color(
-                            r: (int)(above.R + (below.R * alphaBelow)),
-                            g: (int)(above.G + (below.G * alphaBelow)),
-                            b: (int)(above.B + (below.B * alphaBelow)),
-                            alpha: Math.Max(above.A, below.A)
-                        );
-                    }
-                }
+                        int targetIndex = i - sourceoffset;
 
-                target.SetData(0, targetArea, mergedData, 0, pixelCount);
-                ArrayPool<Color>.Shared.Return(mergedData);
+                        // ref locals here? Not sure.
+                        Color above = sourceData[i];
+                        Color below = mergedData[targetIndex];
+
+                        // shortcut transparency
+                        if (above.A < MinOpacity)
+                            continue;
+                        if (below.A < MinOpacity || above.A == byte.MaxValue)
+                            mergedData[targetIndex] = above;
+
+                        // merge pixels
+                        else
+                        {
+                            // This performs a conventional alpha blend for the pixels, which are already
+                            // premultiplied by the content pipeline. The formula is derived from
+                            // https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/shawnhar/2009/11/06/premultiplied-alpha/.
+                            float alphaBelow = 1 - (above.A / 255f);
+                            mergedData[targetIndex] = new Color(
+                                r: (int)(above.R + (below.R * alphaBelow)),
+                                g: (int)(above.G + (below.G * alphaBelow)),
+                                b: (int)(above.B + (below.B * alphaBelow)),
+                                alpha: Math.Max(above.A, below.A)
+                            );
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    target.SetData(0, targetArea, mergedData, 0, pixelCount);
+                }
+                finally
+                {
+                    ArrayPool<Color>.Shared.Return(mergedData);
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/SMAPI/Framework/ContentManagers/ModContentManager.cs b/src/SMAPI/Framework/ContentManagers/ModContentManager.cs
index 0c793808..6b8a5874 100644
--- a/src/SMAPI/Framework/ContentManagers/ModContentManager.cs
+++ b/src/SMAPI/Framework/ContentManagers/ModContentManager.cs
@@ -395,25 +395,30 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.ContentManagers
             // premultiply pixels
             int count = texture.Width * texture.Height;
             Color[] data = ArrayPool<Color>.Shared.Rent(count);
-            texture.GetData(data, 0, count);
-
-            bool changed = false;
-            for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
+            try
             {
-                ref Color pixel = ref data[i];
-                if (pixel.A is (byte.MinValue or byte.MaxValue))
-                    continue; // no need to change fully transparent/opaque pixels
+                texture.GetData(data, 0, count);
 
-                data[i] = new Color(pixel.R * pixel.A / byte.MaxValue, pixel.G * pixel.A / byte.MaxValue, pixel.B * pixel.A / byte.MaxValue, pixel.A); // slower version: Color.FromNonPremultiplied(data[i].ToVector4())
-                changed = true;
+                bool changed = false;
+                for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
+                {
+                    ref Color pixel = ref data[i];
+                    if (pixel.A is (byte.MinValue or byte.MaxValue))
+                        continue; // no need to change fully transparent/opaque pixels
+
+                    data[i] = new Color(pixel.R * pixel.A / byte.MaxValue, pixel.G * pixel.A / byte.MaxValue, pixel.B * pixel.A / byte.MaxValue, pixel.A); // slower version: Color.FromNonPremultiplied(data[i].ToVector4())
+                    changed = true;
+                }
+
+                if (changed)
+                    texture.SetData(data, 0, count);
+
+                return texture;
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                ArrayPool<Color>.Shared.Return(data);
             }
-
-            if (changed)
-                texture.SetData(data, 0, count);
-
-            // return
-            ArrayPool<Color>.Shared.Return(data);
-            return texture;
         }
 
         /// <summary>Fix custom map tilesheet paths so they can be found by the content manager.</summary>