diff --git a/ext/bg/js/backend.js b/ext/bg/js/backend.js
index 2c741dd7..a9ef4ce4 100644
--- a/ext/bg/js/backend.js
+++ b/ext/bg/js/backend.js
@@ -537,8 +537,15 @@ class Backend {
         }
 
         const windowId = sender.tab.windowId;
-        return new Promise((resolve) => {
-            chrome.tabs.captureVisibleTab(windowId, options, (dataUrl) => resolve(dataUrl));
+        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+            chrome.tabs.captureVisibleTab(windowId, options, (dataUrl) => {
+                const e = chrome.runtime.lastError;
+                if (e) {
+                    reject(new Error(e.message));
+                } else {
+                    resolve(dataUrl);
+                }
+            });
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/ext/mixed/js/display.js b/ext/mixed/js/display.js
index ce7a4385..4c058948 100644
--- a/ext/mixed/js/display.js
+++ b/ext/mixed/js/display.js
@@ -1049,9 +1049,11 @@ class Display extends EventDispatcher {
 
             const details = {};
             if (this._noteUsesScreenshot(mode)) {
-                const screenshot = await this._getScreenshot();
-                if (screenshot) {
+                try {
+                    const screenshot = await this._getScreenshot();
                     details.screenshot = screenshot;
+                } catch (e) {
+                    // NOP
                 }
             }
 
@@ -1155,7 +1157,6 @@ class Display extends EventDispatcher {
 
             const {format, quality} = this._options.anki.screenshot;
             const dataUrl = await api.screenshotGet({format, quality});
-            if (!dataUrl || dataUrl.error) { return; }
 
             return {dataUrl, format};
         } finally {