diff --git a/lib/src/main/java/com/soundcloud/android/crop/CropImageActivity.java b/lib/src/main/java/com/soundcloud/android/crop/CropImageActivity.java
index d86355d..97a0466 100644
--- a/lib/src/main/java/com/soundcloud/android/crop/CropImageActivity.java
+++ b/lib/src/main/java/com/soundcloud/android/crop/CropImageActivity.java
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ public class CropImageActivity extends MonitoredActivity {
 
             try {
                 croppedImage = decoder.decodeRegion(rect, new BitmapFactory.Options());
-                if (rect.width() > outWidth || rect.height() > outHeight) {
+                if (croppedImage != null && (rect.width() > outWidth || rect.height() > outHeight)) {
                     Matrix matrix = new Matrix();
                     matrix.postScale((float) outWidth / rect.width(), (float) outHeight / rect.height());
                     croppedImage = Bitmap.createBitmap(croppedImage, 0, 0, croppedImage.getWidth(), croppedImage.getHeight(), matrix, true);