diff --git a/Assets/UniGLTF/Runtime/UniGLTF/IO/MeshImporter.cs b/Assets/UniGLTF/Runtime/UniGLTF/IO/MeshImporter.cs
index fda28c4c0..9eef118cb 100644
--- a/Assets/UniGLTF/Runtime/UniGLTF/IO/MeshImporter.cs
+++ b/Assets/UniGLTF/Runtime/UniGLTF/IO/MeshImporter.cs
@@ -593,8 +593,6 @@ namespace UniGLTF
                 mesh.RecalculateNormals();
             }
 
-            mesh.UploadMeshData(false);
-
             return (mesh, recalculateTangents);
         }
 
@@ -650,6 +648,9 @@ namespace UniGLTF
                     BuildBlendShape(mesh, meshContext, blendShape, emptyVertices);
                 }
             }
+
+            mesh.UploadMeshData(false);
+
             return result;
         }
 
@@ -680,6 +681,8 @@ namespace UniGLTF
                 }
             }
 
+            mesh.UploadMeshData(false);
+
             yield return result;
         }
     }