diff --git a/Classes/Plugin/TtNews.php b/Classes/Plugin/TtNews.php
index 4ebeff99..b6286d16 100644
--- a/Classes/Plugin/TtNews.php
+++ b/Classes/Plugin/TtNews.php
@@ -2791,7 +2791,7 @@ protected function getImageMarkers($markerArray, $row, $lConf, $textRenderObj)
             $imageNum = $lConf['imageCount'] ?? 1;
             $imageNum = MathUtility::forceIntegerInRange($imageNum, 0, 100);
             $theImgCode = '';
-            $imgs = GeneralUtility::trimExplode(',', $row['image'], 1);
+            $imgs = GeneralUtility::trimExplode(',', $row['image'] ?? '', true);
             $imgsCaptions = explode(chr(10), (string)$row['imagecaption']);
             $imgsAltTexts = explode(chr(10), (string)$row['imagealttext']);
             $imgsTitleTexts = explode(chr(10), (string)$row['imagetitletext']);