diff --git a/src/addon/qtype/ddmarker/classes/ddmarker.ts b/src/addon/qtype/ddmarker/classes/ddmarker.ts
index 90b5686b1..0379c7322 100644
--- a/src/addon/qtype/ddmarker/classes/ddmarker.ts
+++ b/src/addon/qtype/ddmarker/classes/ddmarker.ts
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ export class AddonQtypeDdMarkerQuestion {
             this.question.loaded = true;
         };
 
-        if (bgImg.complete && bgImg.naturalWidth) {
+        if (!bgImg.src || (bgImg.complete && bgImg.naturalWidth)) {
             imgLoaded();
 
             return;