diff --git a/Libraries/Image/RCTImageLoader.m b/Libraries/Image/RCTImageLoader.m
index 8349a2e2b..75d1292e4 100644
--- a/Libraries/Image/RCTImageLoader.m
+++ b/Libraries/Image/RCTImageLoader.m
@@ -425,10 +425,12 @@ static UIImage *RCTResizeImageIfNeeded(UIImage *image,
     if (!_pendingTasks) {
       _pendingTasks = [NSMutableArray new];
     }
-    [_pendingTasks addObject:task];
-    if (MAX(_activeTasks, _scheduledDecodes) < _maxConcurrentLoadingTasks) {
-      [task start];
-      _activeTasks++;
+    if (task) {
+      [_pendingTasks addObject:task];
+      if (MAX(_activeTasks, _scheduledDecodes) < _maxConcurrentLoadingTasks) {
+        [task start];
+        _activeTasks++;
+      }
     }
 
     cancelLoad = ^{