diff --git a/src/components/widgets/background/PhotoInformation.jsx b/src/components/widgets/background/PhotoInformation.jsx
index a7e76e52..b781aa3e 100644
--- a/src/components/widgets/background/PhotoInformation.jsx
+++ b/src/components/widgets/background/PhotoInformation.jsx
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export default function PhotoInformation(props) {
   let photo = language.credit;
 
   // unsplash
-  if (props.info.photographerURL !== '' && !props.info.offline) {
+  if (props.info.photographerURL && props.info.photographerURL !== '' && !props.info.offline) {
     photo = <a href={props.info.photoURL} target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>{language.credit}</a>;
     credit = <><a href={props.info.photographerURL} target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>{photographer}</a> <a href='https://unsplash.com?utm_source=mue' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>{language.unsplash}</a></>;
   }