diff --git a/utils/datasets.py b/utils/datasets.py
index ac81603c7d34..f3abfb1f6f90 100755
--- a/utils/datasets.py
+++ b/utils/datasets.py
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ def update(self, i, cap, stream):
                     self.imgs[i] = im
                 else:
                     LOGGER.warning('WARNING: Video stream unresponsive, please check your IP camera connection.')
-                    self.imgs[i] *= 0
+                    self.imgs[i] = np.zeros_like(self.imgs[i])
                     cap.open(stream)  # re-open stream if signal was lost
             time.sleep(1 / self.fps[i])  # wait time