diff --git a/src/extract_favicon/loader.py b/src/extract_favicon/loader.py
index 4a47342..cc46aff 100644
--- a/src/extract_favicon/loader.py
+++ b/src/extract_favicon/loader.py
@@ -145,18 +145,19 @@ def _load_base64_img(favicon: Favicon, force: bool = False) -> Favicon:
         if suffix == "svg+xml":
             suffix = "svg"
 
-        bytes_content = base64.b64decode(data_img[1])
-        img, is_valid = _open_and_verify_image(bytes_content)
-        width, height, img_format = _get_meta_image(img)
-
-        favicon = favicon._replace(
-            width=width,
-            height=height,
-            format=img_format,
-            valid=is_valid,
-            image=img,
-            reachable=True,
-        )
+        if len(data_img) > 1:
+            bytes_content = base64.b64decode(data_img[1])
+            img, is_valid = _open_and_verify_image(bytes_content)
+            width, height, img_format = _get_meta_image(img)
+
+            favicon = favicon._replace(
+                width=width,
+                height=height,
+                format=img_format,
+                valid=is_valid,
+                image=img,
+                reachable=len(data_img[1]) > 0,
+            )
 
     return favicon
 
diff --git a/test/test_download.py b/test/test_download.py
index a568172..6c4220b 100644
--- a/test/test_download.py
+++ b/test/test_download.py
@@ -75,6 +75,23 @@ async def test_base64_async(base64_img):
     assert favicons[0].height == 1
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "url,is_valid",
+    [("data:image/png;base64,", False), ("data:;base64,", False), ("data:", None)],
+    ids=["No img data", "No format data", "Only data"],
+)
+def test_base64_wrong(url, is_valid):
+    fav = Favicon(url, format=None, width=0, height=0)
+    fav = extract_favicon.loader._load_base64_img(fav)
+    assert fav.url == fav.url
+    assert fav.format is None
+    assert fav.http is None
+    assert fav.valid is is_valid
+    assert fav.image is None
+    assert fav.width == 0
+    assert fav.height == 0
+
+
 def test_svg(svg_url):
     fav = Favicon(svg_url, format=None, width=0, height=0)
     favicons = extract_favicon.download([fav])