diff --git a/src/gui/guiFormSpecMenu.cpp b/src/gui/guiFormSpecMenu.cpp
index 320608642..e6cd50d86 100644
--- a/src/gui/guiFormSpecMenu.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/guiFormSpecMenu.cpp
@@ -1835,9 +1835,6 @@ void GUIFormSpecMenu::parseImageButton(parserData* data, const std::string &elem
 		if (type == "image_button_exit")
 			spec.is_exit = true;
 
-		video::ITexture *texture = 0;
-		texture = m_tsrc->getTexture(image_name);
-
 		GUIButtonImage *e = GUIButtonImage::addButton(Environment, rect, this, spec.fid, spec.flabel.c_str());
 
 		if (spec.fname == data->focused_fieldname) {
@@ -1849,8 +1846,12 @@ void GUIFormSpecMenu::parseImageButton(parserData* data, const std::string &elem
 
 		// We explicitly handle these arguments *after* the style properties in
 		// order to override them if they are provided
-		e->setForegroundImage(guiScalingImageButton(
-			Environment->getVideoDriver(), texture, geom.X, geom.Y));
+		if (!image_name.empty())
+		{
+			video::ITexture *texture = m_tsrc->getTexture(image_name);
+			e->setForegroundImage(guiScalingImageButton(
+				Environment->getVideoDriver(), texture, geom.X, geom.Y));
+		}
 		if (!pressed_image_name.empty()) {
 			video::ITexture *pressed_texture = m_tsrc->getTexture(pressed_image_name);
 			e->setPressedForegroundImage(guiScalingImageButton(