diff --git a/src/crappy/tool/camera_config/camera_config.py b/src/crappy/tool/camera_config/camera_config.py
index 8fe53601..25792f5b 100644
--- a/src/crappy/tool/camera_config/camera_config.py
+++ b/src/crappy/tool/camera_config/camera_config.py
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ def __init__(self,
     self._run = True
     self._n_loops = 0
     self._max_freq = max_freq
+    self._got_first_img: bool = False
 
     # Settings for adjusting the behavior of the zoom
     self._zoom_ratio = 0.9
@@ -1025,13 +1026,12 @@ def _update_img(self) -> None:
     ret = self._camera.get_image()
 
     # Flag raised if no image could be grabbed
-    no_img = False
+    no_img = ret is None
 
     # If no frame could be grabbed from the camera
-    if ret is None:
-      no_img = True
+    if no_img:
       # If it's the first call, generate error image to initialize the window
-      if not self._n_loops:
+      if not self._got_first_img:
         self.log(logging.WARNING, "Could not get an image from the camera, "
                                   "displaying an error image instead")
         ret = None, np.array(Image.open(BytesIO(resource_string(
@@ -1043,6 +1043,8 @@ def _update_img(self) -> None:
         sleep(0.001)
         return
 
+    # Always set, so that the error image is only ever loaded once
+    self._got_first_img = True
     self._n_loops += 1
     _, img = ret