diff --git a/docling/backend/mspowerpoint_backend.py b/docling/backend/mspowerpoint_backend.py
index a752e8d..2de0da1 100644
--- a/docling/backend/mspowerpoint_backend.py
+++ b/docling/backend/mspowerpoint_backend.py
@@ -392,9 +392,10 @@ class MsPowerpointDocumentBackend(DeclarativeDocumentBackend, PaginatedDocumentB
                     self.handle_tables(shape, parent_slide, slide_ind, doc, slide_size)
                 if shape.shape_type == MSO_SHAPE_TYPE.PICTURE:
                     # Handle Pictures
-                    self.handle_pictures(
-                        shape, parent_slide, slide_ind, doc, slide_size
-                    )
+                    if hasattr(shape, "image"):
+                        self.handle_pictures(
+                            shape, parent_slide, slide_ind, doc, slide_size
+                        )
                 # If shape doesn't have any text, move on to the next shape
                 if not hasattr(shape, "text"):
                     return