diff --git a/.local/bin/i3exit b/.local/bin/i3exit
index 02ae60d..19160a5 100755
--- a/.local/bin/i3exit
+++ b/.local/bin/i3exit
@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@ _unlock() {
 lock() {
     local screen=/tmp/screenshot.png blurred=/tmp/screenshotblur.png
 
+    $LOCK_SCREEN_BLUR && scrot -q 100 $screen # Take screenshot
+
     _lock # Lock immediately
 
-    if $LOCK_SCREEN_BLUR; then
-        # Take screenshot and blur it
+    if [ -f $screen ]; then
+        # Blur screenshot
         scrot -q 100 $screen || return 1 # Larger file size, but faster
         convert -scale 10% -blur 0x1.25 -resize 1000% $screen $blurred || return 1
         rm $screen