From 7db0bd24da54f748e2c406471ac9b3d1df4d9744 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Maxed-Out-99 <maxedout99999@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2025 11:38:20 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] raise ValueError for PlaceImageByMask

---
 maxedoutnodes.py | 5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/maxedoutnodes.py b/maxedoutnodes.py
index 203902a..982e451 100644
--- a/maxedoutnodes.py
+++ b/maxedoutnodes.py
@@ -561,9 +561,8 @@ class PlaceImageByMask:
             
             # If no mask is found, just use the original base image and skip to the next
             if not bbox:
-                processed_images.append(base_pil)
-                continue
-                
+                raise ValueError("The base image must be masked where you want the overlay to appear.")
+
             x_min, y_min, x_max, y_max = bbox
             box_width = x_max - x_min
             box_height = y_max - y_min