diff --git a/src/lib/db/getBackgroundImages.ts b/src/lib/db/getBackgroundImages.ts
index e569889..8d4600c 100644
--- a/src/lib/db/getBackgroundImages.ts
+++ b/src/lib/db/getBackgroundImages.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { ensureBucketExists, getObjectUrl, s3Client } from "$lib/server/s3";
 import { ListObjectsV2Command } from "@aws-sdk/client-s3";
 
-export const getBackgroundImages = async () => {
+export const getBackgroundImages = async (): Promise<string> => {
   await ensureBucketExists("backgrounds");
 
   const data = await s3Client.send(
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ export const getBackgroundImages = async () => {
 
   const randomImage = randomImages[randomIndex];
 
+  if (randomImage == ".emptyFolderPlaceholder") {
+    return getBackgroundImages();
+  }
+
   console.log(randomImage);
 
   let url = getObjectUrl("backgrounds", randomImage as string);