diff --git a/Bloxstrap/Extensions/IconEx.cs b/Bloxstrap/Extensions/IconEx.cs
index 2cd48af7..2891c6e1 100644
--- a/Bloxstrap/Extensions/IconEx.cs
+++ b/Bloxstrap/Extensions/IconEx.cs
@@ -10,9 +10,22 @@ public static class IconEx
 
         public static ImageSource GetImageSource(this Icon icon)
         {
-            using MemoryStream stream = new();
-            icon.Save(stream);
-            return BitmapFrame.Create(stream, BitmapCreateOptions.None, BitmapCacheOption.OnLoad);
+            const string LOG_IDENT = "IconEx::GetImageSource";
+
+            try
+            {
+                using MemoryStream stream = new();
+                icon.Save(stream);
+                return BitmapFrame.Create(stream, BitmapCreateOptions.None, BitmapCacheOption.OnLoad);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                App.Logger.WriteLine(LOG_IDENT, "Failed to get ImageSource");
+                App.Logger.WriteException(LOG_IDENT, ex);
+
+                // return fallback image
+                return Utilities.GetEmptyBitmap();
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Bloxstrap/Utilities.cs b/Bloxstrap/Utilities.cs
index 327f7340..c0a8ffa5 100644
--- a/Bloxstrap/Utilities.cs
+++ b/Bloxstrap/Utilities.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
+using System.Windows.Media;
 
 namespace Bloxstrap
 {
@@ -81,5 +83,17 @@ public static Process[] GetProcessesSafe()
                 return Array.Empty<Process>(); // can we retry?
             }
         }
+
+        private static BitmapSource? _emptyBitmap;
+        public static BitmapSource GetEmptyBitmap()
+        {
+            return _emptyBitmap ??= CreateEmptyBitmap();
+        }
+
+        // https://stackoverflow.com/a/50316845
+        public static BitmapSource CreateEmptyBitmap()
+        {
+            return BitmapSource.Create(1, 1, 1, 1, PixelFormats.BlackWhite, null, new byte[] { 0 }, 1);
+        }
     }
 }