diff --git a/package/ios/ImageManager.m b/package/ios/ImageManager.m
index bbedc3b..0958cc2 100644
--- a/package/ios/ImageManager.m
+++ b/package/ios/ImageManager.m
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ + (UIImage *)getImageFromDictionarySource:(NSDictionary *)imageObj
     if([urlString hasPrefix: @"http"] || [urlString hasPrefix: @"https"]) {
         NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString: urlString];
         NSData *data = [NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:url];
-        imageData = [[UIImage alloc] initWithData:data];
+        if (data && data.length > 0) {
+            imageData = [[UIImage alloc] initWithData:data];
+        } else {
+            imageData = nil;
+        }
     } else {
         imageData = [RCTConvert UIImage:imageObj];
     }
diff --git a/package/ios/ThePrinter.m b/package/ios/ThePrinter.m
index 4d90909..b711f89 100644
--- a/package/ios/ThePrinter.m
+++ b/package/ios/ThePrinter.m
@@ -387,6 +387,11 @@ -(int) addImage: (NSDictionary *)source
             return EPOS2_ERR_MEMORY;
         }
         UIImage *data = [ImageManager getImageFromDictionarySource:source];
+        // Check if image loading failed (e.g., due to network issues)
+        if (data == nil) {
+            return EPOS2_ERR_FAILURE;
+        }
+        
         CGSize size = [ImageManager getImageCGSize:data width:width];
         UIImage *scaledImage = [ImageManager scaleImage:data size:size];