diff --git a/BlenderMalt/MaltProperties.py b/BlenderMalt/MaltProperties.py
index 24210d93..1b5d4110 100644
--- a/BlenderMalt/MaltProperties.py
+++ b/BlenderMalt/MaltProperties.py
@@ -512,7 +512,10 @@ def get_parameter(self, key, overrides, proxys, retrieve_blender_type=False, rna
             if texture:
                 texture_key = ('texture', texture.name_full)
                 if texture_key not in proxys.keys():
-                    proxys[texture_key] = MaltTextures.get_texture(texture)
+                    if proxy := MaltTextures.get_texture(texture):
+                        proxys[texture_key] = proxy
+                    else:
+                        return None
                 return proxys[texture_key]
             else:
                 return None
diff --git a/BlenderMalt/MaltTextures.py b/BlenderMalt/MaltTextures.py
index cc1e0a4a..d4edca6e 100644
--- a/BlenderMalt/MaltTextures.py
+++ b/BlenderMalt/MaltTextures.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def __load_texture(texture):
     size = w*h*channels
     sRGB = texture.colorspace_settings.name == 'sRGB' and texture.is_float == False
     if size == 0:
-        return True
+        return False
 
     buffer = MaltPipeline.get_bridge().get_shared_buffer(ctypes.c_float, size)
     texture.pixels.foreach_get(buffer.as_np_array())