diff --git a/Libraries/Image/RCTImageLoader.m b/Libraries/Image/RCTImageLoader.m
index 1f0b56d88..99641387a 100644
--- a/Libraries/Image/RCTImageLoader.m
+++ b/Libraries/Image/RCTImageLoader.m
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ RCT_EXPORT_MODULE()
                                   scale:scale
                              resizeMode:resizeMode
                         progressHandler:progressHandler
-                      completionHandler:completionHandler];
+                      completionHandler:completionHandler] ?: ^{};
   }
 
   // Check if networking module is available