diff --git a/images.go b/images.go
index 17edb87..ca79dbe 100755
--- a/images.go
+++ b/images.go
@@ -135,6 +135,11 @@ func fetchImageResults(query, safe, lang string, page int, synchronous bool, thu
 		return results
 	}
 
+	if len(imageSearchEngines) == 0 {
+		printWarn("No image search engines configured in imageSearchEngines")
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	engineCount := len(imageSearchEngines)
 
 	// Determine the engine to use based on the page number