diff --git a/contrib/grimshot b/contrib/grimshot
index 4ee8d902c..b11ae8bf3 100755
--- a/contrib/grimshot
+++ b/contrib/grimshot
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ if [ "$ACTION" = "check" ] ; then
   exit
 elif [ "$SUBJECT" = "area" ] ; then
   GEOM=$(slurp -d)
+  # Check if user exited slurp without selecting the area
+  if [ -z "$GEOM" ]; then
+    exit
+  fi
   WHAT="Area"
 elif [ "$SUBJECT" = "active" ] ; then
   FOCUSED=$(swaymsg -t get_tree | jq -r 'recurse(.nodes[]?, .floating_nodes[]?) | select(.focused)')