diff --git a/impl/ocean/cv/segmentation/FrameFilterBlur.h b/impl/ocean/cv/segmentation/FrameFilterBlur.h
index efabdcd71..08f85f6b5 100644
--- a/impl/ocean/cv/segmentation/FrameFilterBlur.h
+++ b/impl/ocean/cv/segmentation/FrameFilterBlur.h
@@ -133,6 +133,14 @@ bool FrameFilterBlur::blurMaskRegions8BitPerChannel(uint8_t* image, const uint8_
 			}
 		}
 
+		ocean_assert(pixels != 0);
+		ocean_assert(pixelBoundingBox.isValid());
+
+		if (pixels == 0)
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+
 		uint8_t averageColors[tChannels];
 
 		for (unsigned int n = 0u; n < tChannels; ++n)
@@ -145,8 +153,6 @@ bool FrameFilterBlur::blurMaskRegions8BitPerChannel(uint8_t* image, const uint8_
 			}
 		}
 
-		pixels = 0u;
-
 		for (unsigned int y = pixelBoundingBox.top(); y < pixelBoundingBox.bottomEnd(); ++y)
 		{
 			const uint32_t* const rowSepartion = separation.constrow<uint32_t>(y);
@@ -160,8 +166,6 @@ bool FrameFilterBlur::blurMaskRegions8BitPerChannel(uint8_t* image, const uint8_
 					{
 						rowImage[x * tChannels + n] = averageColors[n];
 					}
-
-					++pixels;
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -176,6 +180,8 @@ bool FrameFilterBlur::blurMaskRegions8BitPerChannel(uint8_t* image, const uint8_
 
 		ocean_assert(maskBlocks.size() == pixelBoundingBoxes.size());
 
+		CV::PixelPositions borderPixels;
+
 		for (size_t n = 0; n < maskBlocks.size(); ++n)
 		{
 			const CV::PixelBoundingBox& pixelBoundingBox = pixelBoundingBoxes[n];
@@ -193,8 +199,6 @@ bool FrameFilterBlur::blurMaskRegions8BitPerChannel(uint8_t* image, const uint8_
 
 			Frame blendMask = imageMask.subFrame(extendedBoundingBox.left(), extendedBoundingBox.top(), extendedBoundingBox.width(), extendedBoundingBox.height(), Frame::CM_COPY_REMOVE_PADDING_LAYOUT);
 
-			CV::PixelPositions borderPixels;
-
 			for (unsigned int iteration = 1u; iteration < blurBorder; ++iteration)
 			{
 				borderPixels.clear();