diff --git a/desktop/plugins/public/navigation/plugin.tsx b/desktop/plugins/public/navigation/plugin.tsx
index 4412ee7f4..6551e37ab 100644
--- a/desktop/plugins/public/navigation/plugin.tsx
+++ b/desktop/plugins/public/navigation/plugin.tsx
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ export function plugin(client: PluginClient<Events, Methods>) {
     });
 
     const screenshot: Buffer = await client.device.screenshot();
+    if (screenshot.byteLength === 0) {
+      console.warn(
+        '[navigation] Could not retrieve valid screenshot from the device.',
+      );
+      return;
+    }
     const blobURL = URL.createObjectURL(bufferToBlob(screenshot));
     // this process is async, make sure we update the correct one..
     const navigationEventIndex = navigationEvents