diff --git a/ext/ghoul b/ext/ghoul
index 1e338147f0..bf44d0bd2e 160000
--- a/ext/ghoul
+++ b/ext/ghoul
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 1e338147f0cf81ff2a565841c4e464d1a8cef351
+Subproject commit bf44d0bd2e4bfc60fa7a89d5bdcd00b74607ddc8
diff --git a/src/rendering/renderengine.cpp b/src/rendering/renderengine.cpp
index 84e96a158a..47da9a3b85 100644
--- a/src/rendering/renderengine.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/renderengine.cpp
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@
 #include <ghoul/io/texture/texturewritersoil.h>
 #endif //GHOUL_USE_SOIL
 
+#ifdef GHOUL_USE_STB
+#include <ghoul/io/texture/texturereaderstb.h>
+#endif // GHOUL_USE_STB
+
 #include <array>
 #include <stack>
 
@@ -404,6 +408,11 @@ void RenderEngine::initialize() {
         std::make_shared<ghoul::io::TextureWriterSOIL>()
     );
 #endif // GHOUL_USE_SOIL
+#ifdef GHOUL_USE_STB
+    ghoul::io::TextureReader::ref().addReader(
+        std::make_shared<ghoul::io::TextureReaderSTB>()
+    );    
+#endif
 
     ghoul::io::TextureReader::ref().addReader(
         std::make_shared<ghoul::io::TextureReaderCMAP>()