diff --git a/src/Creator.php b/src/Creator.php
index 51c9214..da2f0e9 100644
--- a/src/Creator.php
+++ b/src/Creator.php
@@ -63,23 +63,18 @@ public function create(Transaction $transaction)
      */
     protected function verifyInfo(Transaction $transaction)
     {
-        try {
-            $transaction->getSrcImage()->getInfo();
-
+        if ($transaction->getSrcImage()->getInfo()->isValid()) {
             return;
-        } catch (IOException $e) {
         }
-
         $transaction->setSrcImage($transaction->getErrorImage());
-        try {
-            $transaction->getSrcImage()->getInfo();
-        } catch (IOException $e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException(
-                'There was an error with the thumbnail image requested and additionally the fallback image could not be displayed.',
-                1,
-                $e
-            );
+        if ($transaction->getSrcImage()->getInfo()->isValid()) {
+            return;
         }
+
+        throw new RuntimeException(
+            'There was an error with the thumbnail image requested and additionally the fallback image could not be displayed.',
+            1
+        );
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/ImageResource.php b/src/ImageResource.php
index 1a3787b..468ad26 100644
--- a/src/ImageResource.php
+++ b/src/ImageResource.php
@@ -98,7 +98,10 @@ public static function createFromFile($file)
     public static function createFromString($data)
     {
         $info = Image\Info::createFromString($data);
-        $resource = imagecreatefromstring($data);
+        $resource = @imagecreatefromstring($data);
+        if ($resource === false) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException('Invalid image data');
+        }
 
         return new static($resource, null, $info);
     }
diff --git a/tests/ImageResourceTests.php b/tests/ImageResourceTest.php
similarity index 81%
rename from tests/ImageResourceTests.php
rename to tests/ImageResourceTest.php
index 4fd90e7..a36260f 100644
--- a/tests/ImageResourceTests.php
+++ b/tests/ImageResourceTest.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 use Bolt\Thumbs\ImageResource;
 use Bolt\Thumbs\Point;
 
-class ImageResourceTests extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+class ImageResourceTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 {
     /** @var Filesystem */
     protected $fs;
@@ -46,6 +46,16 @@ public function testExifOrientation()
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @expectedException \InvalidArgumentException
+     * @expectedExceptionMessage Invalid image data
+     */
+    public function testInvalidImageFromString()
+    {
+        ImageResource::createFromString('');
+        $this->addToAssertionCount(1);
+    }
+
     protected function assertDimensions(Dimensions $expected, Dimensions $actual)
     {
         $this->assertEquals($expected, $actual, "Expected dimension $expected does not equal actual $actual");