diff --git a/GreenshotPlugin/Core/ClipboardHelper.cs b/GreenshotPlugin/Core/ClipboardHelper.cs
index 7a1777d7f..07f8e2c62 100644
--- a/GreenshotPlugin/Core/ClipboardHelper.cs
+++ b/GreenshotPlugin/Core/ClipboardHelper.cs
@@ -230,46 +230,57 @@ EndSelection:<<<<<<<4
 						// Try to get the best format, currently we support PNG and "others"
 						IList<string> formats = GetFormats();
 						if (formats.Contains("PNG")) {
-							Object pngObject = GetClipboardData("PNG");
-							if (pngObject is MemoryStream) {
-								MemoryStream png_stream = pngObject as MemoryStream;
-								using (Image tmpImage = Image.FromStream(png_stream)) {
-									return ImageHelper.Clone(tmpImage);
+							try {
+								Object pngObject = GetClipboardData("PNG");
+								if (pngObject is MemoryStream) {
+									MemoryStream png_stream = pngObject as MemoryStream;
+									if (png_stream != null && png_stream.Length > 0) {
+										using (Image tmpImage = Image.FromStream(png_stream)) {
+											return ImageHelper.Clone(tmpImage);
+										}
+									}
 								}
+							} catch (Exception pngEx) {
+								LOG.Error("Problem retrieving PNG from clipboard.", pngEx);
 							}
 						}
-						// If the EnableSpecialDIBClipboardReader flag in the config is set, use the code from:
-						// http://www.thomaslevesque.com/2009/02/05/wpf-paste-an-image-from-the-clipboard/
-						// to read the DeviceIndependentBitmap from the clipboard, this might fix bug 3576125
-						if (config.EnableSpecialDIBClipboardReader && formats.Contains("DeviceIndependentBitmap")) {
-							MemoryStream ms = GetClipboardData("DeviceIndependentBitmap") as MemoryStream;
-							if (ms != null) {
-								byte[] dibBuffer = new byte[ms.Length];
-								ms.Read(dibBuffer, 0, dibBuffer.Length);
-								BitmapInfoHeader infoHeader = BinaryStructHelper.FromByteArray<BitmapInfoHeader>(dibBuffer);
-								// Only use this code, when the biCommpression != 0 (BI_RGB)
-								if (infoHeader.biCompression != 0) {
-									int fileHeaderSize = Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(BitmapFileHeader));
-									uint infoHeaderSize = infoHeader.biSize;
-									int fileSize = (int)(fileHeaderSize + infoHeader.biSize + infoHeader.biSizeImage);
+						// the DIB readed should solve the issue reported here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/greenshot/forums/forum/676083/topic/6354353/index/page/1
+						try {
+							// If the EnableSpecialDIBClipboardReader flag in the config is set, use the code from:
+							// http://www.thomaslevesque.com/2009/02/05/wpf-paste-an-image-from-the-clipboard/
+							// to read the DeviceIndependentBitmap from the clipboard, this might fix bug 3576125
+							if (config.EnableSpecialDIBClipboardReader && formats.Contains(DataFormats.Dib)) {
+								MemoryStream ms = GetClipboardData(DataFormats.Dib) as MemoryStream;
+								if (ms != null && ms.Length > 0) {
+									byte[] dibBuffer = new byte[ms.Length];
+									ms.Read(dibBuffer, 0, dibBuffer.Length);
+									BitmapInfoHeader infoHeader = BinaryStructHelper.FromByteArray<BitmapInfoHeader>(dibBuffer);
+									// Only use this code, when the biCommpression != 0 (BI_RGB)
+									if (infoHeader.biCompression != 0) {
+										int fileHeaderSize = Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(BitmapFileHeader));
+										uint infoHeaderSize = infoHeader.biSize;
+										int fileSize = (int)(fileHeaderSize + infoHeader.biSize + infoHeader.biSizeImage);
 
-									BitmapFileHeader fileHeader = new BitmapFileHeader();
-									fileHeader.bfType = BitmapFileHeader.BM;
-									fileHeader.bfSize = fileSize;
-									fileHeader.bfReserved1 = 0;
-									fileHeader.bfReserved2 = 0;
-									fileHeader.bfOffBits = (int)(fileHeaderSize + infoHeaderSize + infoHeader.biClrUsed * 4);
+										BitmapFileHeader fileHeader = new BitmapFileHeader();
+										fileHeader.bfType = BitmapFileHeader.BM;
+										fileHeader.bfSize = fileSize;
+										fileHeader.bfReserved1 = 0;
+										fileHeader.bfReserved2 = 0;
+										fileHeader.bfOffBits = (int)(fileHeaderSize + infoHeaderSize + infoHeader.biClrUsed * 4);
 
-									byte[] fileHeaderBytes = BinaryStructHelper.ToByteArray<BitmapFileHeader>(fileHeader);
+										byte[] fileHeaderBytes = BinaryStructHelper.ToByteArray<BitmapFileHeader>(fileHeader);
 
-									using (MemoryStream msBitmap = new MemoryStream()) {
-										msBitmap.Write(fileHeaderBytes, 0, fileHeaderSize);
-										msBitmap.Write(dibBuffer, 0, dibBuffer.Length);
-										msBitmap.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
-										return Image.FromStream(msBitmap);
+										using (MemoryStream msBitmap = new MemoryStream()) {
+											msBitmap.Write(fileHeaderBytes, 0, fileHeaderSize);
+											msBitmap.Write(dibBuffer, 0, dibBuffer.Length);
+											msBitmap.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
+											return Image.FromStream(msBitmap);
+										}
 									}
 								}
 							}
+						} catch (Exception dibEx) {
+							LOG.Error("Problem retrieving DIB from clipboard.", dibEx);
 						}
 						return Clipboard.GetImage();
 					} catch (Exception ee) {