diff --git a/i3lock.c b/i3lock.c
index c053f96..42ed4e5 100644
--- a/i3lock.c
+++ b/i3lock.c
@@ -1842,7 +1842,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
             }
     }
     /* In case loading failed, we just pretend no -i was specified. */
-    if (cairo_surface_status(img) != CAIRO_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+    if (img && cairo_surface_status(img) != CAIRO_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Could not load image \"%s\": %s\n",
                 image_path, cairo_status_to_string(cairo_surface_status(img)));
         img = NULL;
diff --git a/jpg.c b/jpg.c
index 336014c..de66fce 100644
--- a/jpg.c
+++ b/jpg.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  * Checks if the file is a JPEG by looking for a valid JPEG header.
  */
 bool file_is_jpg(char* file_path) {
+    if (!file_path) return false;
     FILE* image_file;
     uint16_t file_header;
     size_t read_count;