diff --git a/ShareX/TaskHelpers.cs b/ShareX/TaskHelpers.cs
index 0ac8affe1..7d0714dbf 100644
--- a/ShareX/TaskHelpers.cs
+++ b/ShareX/TaskHelpers.cs
@@ -781,7 +781,10 @@ public static void AnnotateImage(TaskSettings taskSettings = null)
 
             string filePath = ImageHelpers.OpenImageFileDialog();
 
-            AnnotateImage(filePath, taskSettings);
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(filePath))
+            {
+                AnnotateImage(filePath, taskSettings);
+            }
         }
 
         public static void AnnotateImage(string filePath, TaskSettings taskSettings = null)