diff --git a/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/content/DrawParser.java b/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/content/DrawParser.java
index a473d34..cb43a8e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/content/DrawParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/content/DrawParser.java
@@ -597,20 +597,25 @@ public class DrawParser extends Parser {
         	}
         }
         else {
-        	 // In all other cases, create an img element
-        	if (bgd!=null && !bgd.isLinked() && !bgd.isRecycled() && !bEmbedImg) { converter.addDocument(bgd); }
-        	Element image = converter.createElement("img");
-        	String sName = Misc.getAttribute(getFrame(onode),XMLString.DRAW_NAME);
-        	converter.addTarget(image,sName+"|graphic");
-        	if (!bEmbedImg || bgd.isLinked()) {
-        		image.setAttribute("src",sFileName);
-        	}
-        	else {
-        		StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder();
-        		buf.append("data:").append(bgd.getMIMEType()).append(";base64,")
-        			.append(DatatypeConverter.printBase64Binary(bgd.getData()));
-        		image.setAttribute("src", buf.toString());
-        	}
+  			// In all other cases, create an img element
+  			if (bgd != null && !bgd.isLinked() && !bgd.isRecycled() && !bEmbedImg) {
+  				converter.addDocument(bgd);
+  			}
+  			Element image = converter.createElement("img");
+  			String sName = Misc.getAttribute(getFrame(onode), XMLString.DRAW_NAME);
+  			converter.addTarget(image, sName + "|graphic");
+  			if (!bEmbedImg || bgd.isLinked()) {
+  				image.setAttribute("src", sFileName);
+  			} else {
+  				StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder();
+  				buf.append("data:");
+  				buf.append(bgd.getMIMEType());
+  				buf.append(";base64,");
+  				if (bgd.getData() != null) {
+  					buf.append(DatatypeConverter.printBase64Binary(bgd.getData()));	
+  				}
+  				image.setAttribute("src", buf.toString());
+  			}
         	// Add alternative text, using either alt.text, name or file name
         	Element desc = Misc.getChildByTagName(frame,XMLString.SVG_DESC);
         	if (desc==null) {