diff --git a/src/jrummikub/view/impl/ImageUtil.java b/src/jrummikub/view/impl/ImageUtil.java
index 6af816e..e3b38eb 100644
--- a/src/jrummikub/view/impl/ImageUtil.java
+++ b/src/jrummikub/view/impl/ImageUtil.java
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ class ImageUtil {
 	}
 
 	static ImageIcon createPauseIcon(int size) {
+		size = Math.max(size, 1);
+
 		BufferedImage image = new BufferedImage(size, size,
 				BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);