diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c4f81377369..f7b344e3550 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 * The `NavigationSettings.shared` property is now accessible in Objective-C code as `MBNavigationSettings.sharedSettings`. ([#1882](https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-navigation-ios/pull/1882))
 * Fixed spurious rerouting on multi-leg routes. ([#1884](https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-navigation-ios/pull/1884))
+* Fixed a hang that occurred when failing to fetch a route shield image for display in a visual instruction banner. ([#1888](https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-navigation-ios/pull/1888))
 * Adding property `RouteController.nearbyCoordinates`, which offers similar behavior to `RouteLegProgress.nearbyCoordinates`, which the addition of step lookahead/lookbehind in multi-leg routes. ([#1883](https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-navigation-ios/pull/1883))
 * The `MGLShapeSourceOptions.lineDistanceMetrics` property has been temporarily disabled from the route line shape source due to a crash. This means it isn’t possible to set the `MGLLineStyleLayer.lineGradient` property on the route line style layers. ([#1886](https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-navigation-ios/pull/1886))
 
diff --git a/MapboxNavigation/InstructionPresenter.swift b/MapboxNavigation/InstructionPresenter.swift
index 300b2e21e7e..04e004b12c1 100644
--- a/MapboxNavigation/InstructionPresenter.swift
+++ b/MapboxNavigation/InstructionPresenter.swift
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ class InstructionPresenter {
     }
     
     private func completeShieldDownload(_ image: UIImage?) {
+        guard image != nil else { return }
         //We *must* be on main thread here, because attributedText() looks at object properties only accessible on main thread.
         DispatchQueue.main.async {
             self.onShieldDownload?(self.attributedText()) //FIXME: Can we work with the image directly?