diff --git a/api/util/image.ts b/api/util/image.ts
index 7312ec9..3c1cd89 100644
--- a/api/util/image.ts
+++ b/api/util/image.ts
@@ -16,12 +16,15 @@ interface DecodedImage {
  * @returns The compressed image.
  */
 export async function compress(image: Buffer): Promise<Buffer> {
-    return await sharp(image)
+    let compressed: Buffer | void = await sharp(image)
         .resize(600, 600, { fit: 'inside' })
         .toBuffer()
         .catch(err => {
             logger.error('Error while compressing image', err)
         })
+    if (!compressed)
+        throw new Error('Error while compressing image')
+    return compressed as Buffer
 }