diff --git a/components/formats-bsd/src/loci/formats/in/ICSReader.java b/components/formats-bsd/src/loci/formats/in/ICSReader.java
index 0513eac024e..c6260c20f29 100644
--- a/components/formats-bsd/src/loci/formats/in/ICSReader.java
+++ b/components/formats-bsd/src/loci/formats/in/ICSReader.java
@@ -1478,10 +1478,12 @@ else if (labels.equalsIgnoreCase("x y t")) {
     MetadataTools.populatePixels(store, this, true);
 
     // populate Image data
-    imageName = imageName.replace('/', File.separatorChar);
-    imageName = imageName.replace('\\', File.separatorChar);
-    imageName = imageName.substring(imageName.lastIndexOf(File.separator) + 1);
-    store.setImageName(imageName, 0);
+    if (imageName != null) {
+      imageName = imageName.replace('/', File.separatorChar);
+      imageName = imageName.replace('\\', File.separatorChar);
+      imageName = imageName.substring(imageName.lastIndexOf(File.separator) + 1);
+      store.setImageName(imageName, 0);
+    }
 
     if (date != null) store.setImageAcquisitionDate(new Timestamp(date), 0);