diff --git a/src/Drivers/Abstract/AbstractImage.php b/src/Drivers/Abstract/AbstractImage.php
index ba849194d..3b46865fa 100644
--- a/src/Drivers/Abstract/AbstractImage.php
+++ b/src/Drivers/Abstract/AbstractImage.php
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace Intervention\Image\Drivers\Abstract;
 
-use Intervention\Gif\Exception\NotReadableException;
 use Intervention\Image\Collection;
 use Intervention\Image\EncodedImage;
-use Intervention\Image\Exceptions\NotSupportedException;
 use Intervention\Image\Geometry\Circle;
 use Intervention\Image\Geometry\Ellipse;
 use Intervention\Image\Geometry\Line;
@@ -20,7 +18,6 @@
 use Intervention\Image\Traits\CanHandleInput;
 use Intervention\Image\Traits\CanResolveDriverClass;
 use Intervention\Image\Traits\CanRunCallback;
-use ReflectionProperty;
 
 abstract class AbstractImage implements ImageInterface
 {
@@ -30,8 +27,6 @@ abstract class AbstractImage implements ImageInterface
 
     protected Collection $exif;
 
-    
-
     public function eachFrame(callable $callback): ImageInterface
     {
         foreach ($this as $frame) {
@@ -364,6 +359,10 @@ public function setExif(array $data): ImageInterface
 
     public function getExif(?string $query = null): mixed
     {
+        if (!isset($this->exif)) {
+            return new Collection();
+        }
+
         return is_null($query) ? $this->exif : $this->exif->get($query);
     }