diff --git a/screenshot.sh b/screenshot.sh
index 4e76d01..61a19bd 100755
--- a/screenshot.sh
+++ b/screenshot.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/sh 
 # Screenshot script with selection using maim and notification.
 filepath="$HOME/media/images/screenshots/$(date +%Y-%m-%d\ %H:%M:%S).png"
-maim --select --hidecursor | tee "$filepath" | xclip -selection clipboard -target image/png  
+maim --select --hidecursor | tee "$filepath" | xclip -selection clipboard -target image/png
 
-# send notification with a thumbnail of the screenshot taken, the name of the script, and the filepath
-notify-send --icon "$filepath" "$(basename "$0")" "Screenshot saved to: $filepath"
+# if maim is cancelled, tee will create an empty file, so checking if the file is empty
+if [ -s "$filepath" ]; then
+    # send notification with a thumbnail of the screenshot taken, the name of the script, and the filepath
+    notify-send --icon "$filepath" "$(basename "$0")" "Screenshot saved to: $filepath"
+else
+    rm "$filepath"
+fi