diff --git a/lib/image/jpeg.coffee b/lib/image/jpeg.coffee
index 965f46d..8bb96f2 100644
--- a/lib/image/jpeg.coffee
+++ b/lib/image/jpeg.coffee
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 fs = require 'fs'
 Data = '../data'
+setImmediate = setImmediate ? process.nextTick # backfill for node <0.10
 
 class JPEG
     constructor: (@data) ->
@@ -49,6 +50,6 @@ class JPEG
             obj.data['Decode'] = [1.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0]
             
         obj.add @data.data
-        fn obj
+        setImmediate -> fn(obj)
         
-module.exports = JPEG
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+module.exports = JPEG
diff --git a/lib/image/png.coffee b/lib/image/png.coffee
index abb228a..fb7d794 100644
--- a/lib/image/png.coffee
+++ b/lib/image/png.coffee
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 zlib = require 'zlib'
 PNG = require 'png-js'
+setImmediate = setImmediate ? process.nextTick # backfill for node <0.10
 
 class PNGImage
     constructor: (data) ->
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ class PNGImage
 
         # add the actual image data    
         obj.add @imgData
-        fn obj
+        setImmediate -> fn(obj)
         
     splitAlphaChannel: (fn) ->
         @image.decodePixels (pixels) =>
@@ -126,4 +127,4 @@ class PNGImage
                 throw err if err
                 fn()
                 
-module.exports = PNGImage
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+module.exports = PNGImage
diff --git a/lib/reference.coffee b/lib/reference.coffee
index dd4282e..a6fbed3 100644
--- a/lib/reference.coffee
+++ b/lib/reference.coffee
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ By Devon Govett
 ###
 
 zlib = require 'zlib'
+setImmediate = setImmediate ? process.nextTick # backfill for node <0.10
 
 class PDFReference
     constructor: (@id, @data = {}) ->
@@ -47,13 +48,13 @@ class PDFReference
             else
                 @finalizedStream = data
                 @data.Length = @finalizedStream.length
-                fn()
+                setImmediate fn
         else
             @finalizedStream = ''
-            fn()
+            setImmediate fn
         
     toString: ->
         "#{@id} #{@gen} R"
         
 module.exports = PDFReference
-PDFObject = require './object'
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+PDFObject = require './object'