diff --git a/src/animationloader.cpp b/src/animationloader.cpp
index ae7bfe0..5f57cbe 100644
--- a/src/animationloader.cpp
+++ b/src/animationloader.cpp
@@ -25,17 +25,6 @@ void AnimationLoader::load(const QString &fileName)
   {
     return;
   }
-  else if (fileName == QObject::tr("Invalid File"))
-  {
-    // Set the image to a null pixmap if it's invalid
-    stopLoading();
-    m_size = QSize(1, 1);
-    m_frames.clear();
-    m_frames.append(AnimationFrame(QPixmap(), 0));
-    m_frame_count = 1;
-    m_loop_count = 0;
-    return;
-  }
   stopLoading();
   m_file_name = fileName;
   QImageReader *reader = new QImageReader;
diff --git a/src/courtroom.cpp b/src/courtroom.cpp
index ce4b982..cf6a64b 100644
--- a/src/courtroom.cpp
+++ b/src/courtroom.cpp
@@ -4526,7 +4526,14 @@ void Courtroom::set_scene(bool show_desk, const QString f_side)
   QPair<QString, QRect> desk_pair = ao_app->get_pos_path(f_side, true);
 
   ui_vp_background->loadAndPlayAnimation(bg_pair.first);
-  ui_vp_desk->loadAndPlayAnimation(desk_pair.first);
+  if (file_exists(ao_app->get_image_suffix(ao_app->get_background_path(desk_pair.first))))
+  {
+    ui_vp_desk->loadAndPlayAnimation(desk_pair.first);
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    show_desk = false;
+  }
 
   double scale = double(ui_viewport->height()) / double(ui_vp_background->frameSize().height());
   QSize scaled_size = ui_vp_background->frameSize() * scale;