diff --git a/src/gui/properties/pieceavailabilitybar.cpp b/src/gui/properties/pieceavailabilitybar.cpp
index 89d8b0075..ac746f168 100644
--- a/src/gui/properties/pieceavailabilitybar.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/properties/pieceavailabilitybar.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
  * Contact : chris@qbittorrent.org
  */
 
+#include <QDebug>
 #include "pieceavailabilitybar.h"
 
 //#include <QDebug>
@@ -159,8 +160,11 @@ int PieceAvailabilityBar::mixTwoColors(int &rgb1, int &rgb2, float ratio)
 
 void PieceAvailabilityBar::updateImage()
 {
-  //  qDebug() << "updateImageAv";
   QImage image2(width() - 2, 1, QImage::Format_RGB888);
+  if (image2.isNull()) {
+    qDebug() << "QImage image2() allocation failed, width():" << width();
+    return;
+  }
 
   if (pieces.empty()) {
     image2.fill(0xffffff);