diff --git a/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Components/SkeletonGraphic.cs b/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Components/SkeletonGraphic.cs
index ca174711e..1d150ffe1 100644
--- a/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Components/SkeletonGraphic.cs
+++ b/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Components/SkeletonGraphic.cs
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ namespace Spine.Unity {
 		public bool updateSeparatorPartLocation = true;
 
 		private bool wasUpdatedAfterInit = true;
+		private bool requiresInstructionUpate = true;
 		private Texture baseTexture = null;
 
 #if UNITY_EDITOR
@@ -308,7 +309,10 @@ namespace Spine.Unity {
 		public override void Rebuild (CanvasUpdate update) {
 			base.Rebuild(update);
 			if (canvasRenderer.cull) return;
-			if (update == CanvasUpdate.PreRender) UpdateMeshToInstructions();
+			if (update == CanvasUpdate.PreRender) {
+				if (requiresInstructionUpate) PrepareInstructionsAndRenderers(isInRebuild: true);
+				UpdateMeshToInstructions();
+			}
 			if (allowMultipleCanvasRenderers) canvasRenderer.Clear();
 		}
 
@@ -404,8 +408,7 @@ namespace Spine.Unity {
 			if (updateMode != UpdateMode.FullUpdate) return;
 
 			PrepareInstructionsAndRenderers();
-			if (OnInstructionsPrepared != null)
-				OnInstructionsPrepared(this.currentInstructions);
+
 			SetVerticesDirty(); // triggers Rebuild and avoids potential double-update in a single frame
 		}
 
@@ -452,9 +455,11 @@ namespace Spine.Unity {
 		public Skeleton Skeleton {
 			get {
 				Initialize(false);
+				requiresInstructionUpate = true;
 				return skeleton;
 			}
 			set {
+				requiresInstructionUpate = true;
 				skeleton = value;
 			}
 		}
@@ -690,11 +695,12 @@ namespace Spine.Unity {
 				OnAnimationRebuild(this);
 		}
 
-		public void PrepareInstructionsAndRenderers () {
+		public void PrepareInstructionsAndRenderers (bool isInRebuild = false) {
+			requiresInstructionUpate = false;
 			if (!this.allowMultipleCanvasRenderers) {
 				MeshGenerator.GenerateSingleSubmeshInstruction(currentInstructions, skeleton, null);
 				if (canvasRenderers.Count > 0)
-					DisableUnusedCanvasRenderers(usedCount: 0);
+					DisableUnusedCanvasRenderers(usedCount: 0, isInRebuild: isInRebuild);
 				usedRenderersCount = 0;
 			} else {
 				MeshGenerator.GenerateSkeletonRendererInstruction(currentInstructions, skeleton, null,
@@ -707,8 +713,10 @@ namespace Spine.Unity {
 				EnsureMeshesCount(submeshCount);
 				EnsureUsedTexturesAndMaterialsCount(submeshCount);
 				EnsureSeparatorPartCount();
-				PrepareRendererGameObjects(currentInstructions);
+				PrepareRendererGameObjects(currentInstructions, isInRebuild);
 			}
+			if (OnInstructionsPrepared != null)
+				OnInstructionsPrepared(this.currentInstructions);
 		}
 
 		public void UpdateMesh () {
@@ -922,9 +930,11 @@ namespace Spine.Unity {
 			}
 		}
 
-		protected void PrepareRendererGameObjects (SkeletonRendererInstruction currentInstructions) {
+		protected void PrepareRendererGameObjects (SkeletonRendererInstruction currentInstructions,
+			bool isInRebuild = false) {
+
 			int submeshCount = currentInstructions.submeshInstructions.Count;
-			DisableUnusedCanvasRenderers(usedCount: submeshCount);
+			DisableUnusedCanvasRenderers(usedCount: submeshCount, isInRebuild: isInRebuild);
 
 			int separatorSlotGroupIndex = 0;
 			int targetSiblingIndex = 0;
@@ -961,13 +971,14 @@ namespace Spine.Unity {
 			usedRenderersCount = submeshCount;
 		}
 
-		protected void DisableUnusedCanvasRenderers (int usedCount) {
+		protected void DisableUnusedCanvasRenderers (int usedCount, bool isInRebuild = false) {
 #if UNITY_EDITOR
 			RemoveNullCanvasRenderers();
 #endif
 			for (int i = usedCount; i < canvasRenderers.Count; i++) {
 				canvasRenderers[i].Clear();
-				canvasRenderers[i].gameObject.SetActive(false);
+				if (!isInRebuild) // rebuild does not allow disabling Graphic and thus removing it from rebuild list.
+					canvasRenderers[i].gameObject.SetActive(false);
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Mesh Generation/MeshGenerator.cs b/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Mesh Generation/MeshGenerator.cs
index a58ebea2b..c9275c252 100644
--- a/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Mesh Generation/MeshGenerator.cs	
+++ b/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Mesh Generation/MeshGenerator.cs	
@@ -813,8 +813,8 @@ namespace Spine.Unity {
 									b2.x *= alpha;
 									b2.y = slot.Data.BlendMode == BlendMode.Additive ? 0 : alpha;
 								}
-								int meshVertexCount = meshAttachment.WorldVerticesLength;
-								for (int iii = 0; iii < meshVertexCount; iii += 2) {
+								int verticesArrayLength = meshAttachment.WorldVerticesLength;
+								for (int iii = 0; iii < verticesArrayLength; iii += 2) {
 									uv2i[vi] = rg;
 									uv3i[vi] = b2;
 									vi++;
@@ -886,8 +886,8 @@ namespace Spine.Unity {
 					} else { //if (settings.renderMeshes) {
 						MeshAttachment meshAttachment = attachment as MeshAttachment;
 						if (meshAttachment != null) {
-							int meshVertexCount = meshAttachment.WorldVerticesLength;
-							if (tempVerts.Length < meshVertexCount) this.tempVerts = tempVerts = new float[meshVertexCount];
+							int verticesArrayLength = meshAttachment.WorldVerticesLength;
+							if (tempVerts.Length < verticesArrayLength) this.tempVerts = tempVerts = new float[verticesArrayLength];
 							meshAttachment.ComputeWorldVertices(slot, tempVerts);
 
 							if (settings.pmaVertexColors) {
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ namespace Spine.Unity {
 								if (fy > bmax.y) bmax.y = fy;
 							}
 
-							for (int iii = 0; iii < meshVertexCount; iii += 2) {
+							for (int iii = 0; iii < verticesArrayLength; iii += 2) {
 								float x = tempVerts[iii], y = tempVerts[iii + 1];
 								vbi[vertexIndex].x = x; vbi[vertexIndex].y = y; vbi[vertexIndex].z = z;
 								cbi[vertexIndex] = color; ubi[vertexIndex].x = attachmentUVs[iii]; ubi[vertexIndex].y = attachmentUVs[iii + 1];