diff --git a/YACReaderLibrary/grid_comics_view.cpp b/YACReaderLibrary/grid_comics_view.cpp
index 71dfa44d..a9c42d9d 100644
--- a/YACReaderLibrary/grid_comics_view.cpp
+++ b/YACReaderLibrary/grid_comics_view.cpp
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ void GridComicsView::updateBackgroundConfig()
     //backgroun image configuration
     bool useBackgroundImage = settings->value(USE_BACKGROUND_IMAGE_IN_GRID_VIEW, true).toBool();
 
-    if(useBackgroundImage)
+    if(useBackgroundImage && this->model->rowCount() > 0)
     {
         float opacity = settings->value(OPACITY_BACKGROUND_IMAGE_IN_GRID_VIEW, 0.2).toFloat();
         float blurRadius = settings->value(BLUR_RADIUS_BACKGROUND_IMAGE_IN_GRID_VIEW, 75).toInt();
diff --git a/YACReaderLibrary/info_comics_view.cpp b/YACReaderLibrary/info_comics_view.cpp
index 8ca046d3..c32d3d98 100644
--- a/YACReaderLibrary/info_comics_view.cpp
+++ b/YACReaderLibrary/info_comics_view.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,10 @@ void InfoComicsView::setModel(ComicModel *model)
     _selectionModel = new QItemSelectionModel(model);*/
 
     ctxt->setContextProperty("comicsList", model);
-    ctxt->setContextProperty("backgroundImage", this->model->data(this->model->index(0, 0), ComicModel::CoverPathRole));
+    if(model->rowCount()>0)
+        ctxt->setContextProperty("backgroundImage", this->model->data(this->model->index(0, 0), ComicModel::CoverPathRole));
+    else
+        ctxt->setContextProperty("backgroundImage", QUrl());
 
     /*ctxt->setContextProperty("comicsSelection", _selectionModel);
     ctxt->setContextProperty("contextMenuHelper",this);