diff --git a/app/View/Components/Wah.php b/app/View/Components/Wah.php
index 3b1d546..aeb5757 100644
--- a/app/View/Components/Wah.php
+++ b/app/View/Components/Wah.php
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ public function getWah(): string {
         try {
             $response = Http::get('https://api.tinyfox.dev/img.json?animal=wah');
             $data = $response->json();
-            return "https://api.tinyfox.dev".$data["loc"];
+            if ($data == null) return "";
+            return "https://api.tinyfox.dev" . $data["loc"];
+
         } catch (Exception $ex) {
             return "";
         }
diff --git a/resources/views/components/wah.blade.php b/resources/views/components/wah.blade.php
index cea770e..4312606 100644
--- a/resources/views/components/wah.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/components/wah.blade.php
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 <div class="wah">
     <h3>Random Wah!</h3>
-    <img src="{{ $wah }}">
-    <p>Image "stolen" from <a href="https://tinyfox.dev/">tinyfox.dev</a></p>
+    @if ($wah !== "")
+        <img src="{{ $wah }}" alt="Random image featuring a Red Panda">
+        <p>Image "stolen" from <a href="https://tinyfox.dev/">tinyfox.dev</a></p>
+    @else
+        <img src="https://placehold.co/250x250" alt="250x250 Placeholder Image">
+        <p>Unable to retrieve image</p>
+    @endif
 </div>