diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 56e19a1d..ea0729ae 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ master
 - version bump to 8.14
 - remove autotools
 - jp2ksave defaults to chroma subsample off
+- don't minimise sink_screen input after expose ... improves caching during
+  interactive use
 
 24/7/22 started 8.13.1
 - fix im7 feature detection in meson
diff --git a/libvips/foreign/svgload.c b/libvips/foreign/svgload.c
index 2eb1541f..4c468f71 100644
--- a/libvips/foreign/svgload.c
+++ b/libvips/foreign/svgload.c
@@ -573,10 +573,11 @@ vips_foreign_load_svg_generate( VipsRegion *or,
 	int y;
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
-	printf( "vips_foreign_load_svg_generate:\n     "
-		"left = %d, top = %d, width = %d, height = %d\n", 
-		r->left, r->top, r->width, r->height ); 
 #endif /*DEBUG*/
+	printf( "vips_foreign_load_svg_generate: %p \n     "
+		"left = %d, top = %d, width = %d, height = %d\n", 
+		svg,
+		r->left, r->top, r->width, r->height ); 
 
 	/* rsvg won't always paint the background.
 	 */
diff --git a/libvips/iofuncs/sink.c b/libvips/iofuncs/sink.c
index bcd63ed4..5a75012e 100644
--- a/libvips/iofuncs/sink.c
+++ b/libvips/iofuncs/sink.c
@@ -529,6 +529,8 @@ vips_sink_tile( VipsImage *im,
 
 	sink_free( &sink );
 
+	vips_image_minimise_all( im );
+
 	return( result );
 }
 
diff --git a/libvips/iofuncs/sinkdisc.c b/libvips/iofuncs/sinkdisc.c
index 39dd5494..cc443d84 100644
--- a/libvips/iofuncs/sinkdisc.c
+++ b/libvips/iofuncs/sinkdisc.c
@@ -535,5 +535,7 @@ vips_sink_disc( VipsImage *im, VipsRegionWrite write_fn, void *a )
 
 	write_free( &write );
 
+	vips_image_minimise_all( im );
+
 	return( result );
 }
diff --git a/libvips/iofuncs/sinkmemory.c b/libvips/iofuncs/sinkmemory.c
index 1a7da772..fe5f729f 100644
--- a/libvips/iofuncs/sinkmemory.c
+++ b/libvips/iofuncs/sinkmemory.c
@@ -345,6 +345,8 @@ vips_sink_memory( VipsImage *image )
 
 	sink_memory_free( &memory );
 
+	vips_image_minimise_all( image );
+
 	VIPS_DEBUG_MSG( "vips_sink_memory: done\n" );
 
 	return( result );
diff --git a/libvips/iofuncs/threadpool.c b/libvips/iofuncs/threadpool.c
index cea2a8ac..ab7f6271 100644
--- a/libvips/iofuncs/threadpool.c
+++ b/libvips/iofuncs/threadpool.c
@@ -945,8 +945,6 @@ vips_threadpool_run( VipsImage *im,
 
 	vips_task_free( task );
 
-	vips_image_minimise_all( im );
-
 	return( result );
 }