diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/OgImageController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/OgImageController.php
index 59711ff..a5039df 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/OgImageController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/OgImageController.php
@@ -178,6 +178,10 @@ protected function wasRecipeBackgroundLoaded(GdImage $canvas, Recipe $recipe): b
 
         $imageContent = $response->body();
 
+        if ($imageContent === '') {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         $sourceImage = imagecreatefromstring($imageContent);
 
         if ($sourceImage === false) {