diff --git a/iphone/TitaniumKit/TitaniumKit/Sources/API/ImageLoader.m b/iphone/TitaniumKit/TitaniumKit/Sources/API/ImageLoader.m
index 2ca29a5e007..e8db133c23d 100644
--- a/iphone/TitaniumKit/TitaniumKit/Sources/API/ImageLoader.m
+++ b/iphone/TitaniumKit/TitaniumKit/Sources/API/ImageLoader.m
@@ -232,6 +232,10 @@ - (NSString *)description
 
 + (NSString *)cachePathForURL:(NSURL *)url
 {
+  if (url == nil) {
+    return nil;
+  }
+
   if ([url isFileURL]) {
     return [url path];
   }