diff --git a/texture_resource/packer_image_resource.cpp b/texture_resource/packer_image_resource.cpp
index 66d5c58..a8069b9 100644
--- a/texture_resource/packer_image_resource.cpp
+++ b/texture_resource/packer_image_resource.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ SOFTWARE.
 
 #include "packer_image_resource.h"
 
+#include "core/version.h"
+
 int PackerImageResource::get_width() const {
 	if (_image.is_valid()) {
 		return _image->get_width();
@@ -62,8 +64,6 @@ bool PackerImageResource::get_rect_region(const Rect2 &p_rect, const Rect2 &p_sr
 }
 
 void PackerImageResource::set_data(const Ref<Image> &p_image) {
-	ERR_FAIL_COND(p_image.is_null());
-
 	_image = p_image;
 }
 
@@ -73,7 +73,10 @@ Ref<Image> PackerImageResource::get_data() const {
 
 void PackerImageResource::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_data", "image"), &PackerImageResource::set_data);
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::OBJECT, "data", PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE, "Image"), "set_data", "get_data");
+#if VERSION_MAJOR < 4
+	//for some reason this crashes on 4.0. Not yet sure why
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::OBJECT, "data", PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE, "Image", PROPERTY_USAGE_DEFAULT), "set_data", "get_data");
+#endif
 }
 
 PackerImageResource::PackerImageResource() {
diff --git a/texture_resource/packer_image_resource.h b/texture_resource/packer_image_resource.h
index 40d9a8e..6352273 100644
--- a/texture_resource/packer_image_resource.h
+++ b/texture_resource/packer_image_resource.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ SOFTWARE.
 #include "scene/resources/texture.h"
 
 class PackerImageResource : public Texture {
-
 	GDCLASS(PackerImageResource, Texture);
 
 	RES_BASE_EXTENSION("restex");