diff --git a/src/modules/esl-image-utils/core/esl-image-container.mixin.ts b/src/modules/esl-image-utils/core/esl-image-container.mixin.ts
index 7276a3339..79f4f1dc3 100644
--- a/src/modules/esl-image-utils/core/esl-image-container.mixin.ts
+++ b/src/modules/esl-image-utils/core/esl-image-container.mixin.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ export class ESLImageContainerMixin extends ESLMixinElement {
 
   @listen({
     event: 'load error',
-    target: (that: ESLImageContainerMixin) => that.$images
+    target: (that: ESLImageContainerMixin) => that.$images,
+    condition: (that: ESLImageContainerMixin) => !!that.$images.length
   })
   protected _onReady(): void {
     if (!this.complete) return;