diff --git a/modules/images.py b/modules/images.py
index 7030aaaa..b3535070 100644
--- a/modules/images.py
+++ b/modules/images.py
@@ -261,9 +261,12 @@ def resize_image(resize_mode, im, width, height, upscaler_name=None):
 
         if scale > 1.0:
             upscalers = [x for x in shared.sd_upscalers if x.name == upscaler_name]
-            assert len(upscalers) > 0, f"could not find upscaler named {upscaler_name}"
+            if len(upscalers) == 0:
+                upscaler = shared.sd_upscalers[0]
+                print(f"could not find upscaler named {upscaler_name or '<empty string>'}, using {upscaler.name} as a fallback")
+            else:
+                upscaler = upscalers[0]
 
-            upscaler = upscalers[0]
             im = upscaler.scaler.upscale(im, scale, upscaler.data_path)
 
         if im.width != w or im.height != h: