diff --git a/NotifyIconBuilder.cs b/NotifyIconBuilder.cs
index 4c69d94..750dd7b 100644
--- a/NotifyIconBuilder.cs
+++ b/NotifyIconBuilder.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public NotifyIconBuilder Configure(Action<ContextMenuStripBuilder> builder)
             return this;
         }
 
-        public NotifyIcon Build(Icon icon)
+        public NotifyIcon Build(Icon? icon)
         {
             return new NotifyIcon
             {
diff --git a/NotifyIconController.cs b/NotifyIconController.cs
index c1fbd5f..43fd491 100644
--- a/NotifyIconController.cs
+++ b/NotifyIconController.cs
@@ -48,11 +48,24 @@ public NotifyIconController(ISettings settings)
                     .AddButton(option => option
                         .SetText("E&xit")
                         .AddHandler(() => ExitClicked?.Invoke())))
-                .Build(Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location)!);
+                .Build(GetIcon());
 
             NotifyIcon.Text = "PowerDimmer";
             NotifyIcon.Visible = true;
         }
+
+        private static Icon? GetIcon()
+        {
+            var location = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location;
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(location))
+            {
+                location = Environment.ProcessPath;
+            }
+
+            return !string.IsNullOrEmpty(location)
+                ? Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon(location)
+                : null;
+        }
     }
 
     // https://stackoverflow.com/a/24825487