"An invalid image or thumbnail was removed" after updating component

Branching Bugs
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I had a component with that had a Color Style layered in this manner:

  1. Image Layer (85% opacity) – just the Figma’s native placeholder checkered background
  2. #858585 Solid Layer (beneath Image)

I recently updated this Color Style and added an image to replace the placeholder checkered version. When I publish the update and update my component instance on a separate file, the error “An invalid image or thumbnail was removed.”

For now, I’ve been able to avoid this error by layering the Color Style in this manner:

  1. Image Layer (0% opacity) – the original checkered background image layer
  2. New Image Layer (85% opacity) – the image I intended to replace the placeholder
  3. #858585 Solid Layer

Is there a way to fix this issue so that I don’t need to layer redundant image layers? Thanks!