diff --git a/AFNetworking/UIImageView+AFNetworking.m b/AFNetworking/UIImageView+AFNetworking.m
index 341eec3a6f..ac1f708dc6 100644
--- a/AFNetworking/UIImageView+AFNetworking.m
+++ b/AFNetworking/UIImageView+AFNetworking.m
@@ -172,7 +172,9 @@ - (UIImage *)cachedImageForRequest:(NSURLRequest *)request {
 - (void)cacheImage:(UIImage *)image
         forRequest:(NSURLRequest *)request
 {
-    [self setObject:image forKey:AFImageCacheKeyFromURLRequest(request)];
+    if (image && request) {
+        [self setObject:image forKey:AFImageCacheKeyFromURLRequest(request)];
+    }
 }
 
 @end