diff --git a/gui/bitmapLoader.py b/gui/bitmapLoader.py
index 60e267605..78f876e99 100644
--- a/gui/bitmapLoader.py
+++ b/gui/bitmapLoader.py
@@ -38,3 +38,5 @@ def getBitmap(name,location):
 
     if os.path.exists(path):
         return wx.Image(path).ConvertToBitmap()
+    else:
+        return wx.NullBitmap