diff --git a/Services/MediaObjects/classes/class.ilMediaImageUtil.php b/Services/MediaObjects/classes/class.ilMediaImageUtil.php
index 8be0e391d656..90342da18872 100644
--- a/Services/MediaObjects/classes/class.ilMediaImageUtil.php
+++ b/Services/MediaObjects/classes/class.ilMediaImageUtil.php
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public static function getImageSize(string $a_location): ?array
                 $size = getimagesize($a_location);
             }
         }
-        if (!isset($size)) {
+        if (!isset($size) || $size === false) {
             $size = [0,0];
         }
         return $size;