1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/timeline/TimelineViewManager.cpp b/src/timeline/TimelineViewManager.cpp
index d0356e15..03eb53fc 100644
--- a/src/timeline/TimelineViewManager.cpp
+++ b/src/timeline/TimelineViewManager.cpp
@@ -363,6 +363,9 @@ TimelineViewManager::toggleCameraView()
 void
 TimelineViewManager::openImageOverlay(QString mxcUrl, QString eventId) const
 {
+        if (mxcUrl.isEmpty()) {
+                return;
+        }
         QQuickImageResponse *imgResponse =
           imgProvider->requestImageResponse(mxcUrl.remove("mxc://"), QSize());
         connect(imgResponse, &QQuickImageResponse::finished, this, [this, eventId, imgResponse]() {