diff --git a/php/class-media.php b/php/class-media.php
index 58c9a1b6f..6e5ca50ac 100644
--- a/php/class-media.php
+++ b/php/class-media.php
@@ -769,6 +769,9 @@ function ( $part ) {
 	 * @return array The array of found transformations within the string.
 	 */
 	public function get_transformations_from_string( $str, $type = 'image' ) {
+		if ( ! isset( Api::$transformation_index[ $type ] ) ) {
+			return array();
+		}
 
 		$params = Api::$transformation_index[ $type ];