diff --git a/python/lsst/pipe/tasks/selectImages.py b/python/lsst/pipe/tasks/selectImages.py
index a3152a1ea0..ff2c65e33e 100644
--- a/python/lsst/pipe/tasks/selectImages.py
+++ b/python/lsst/pipe/tasks/selectImages.py
@@ -527,6 +527,7 @@ def run(self, visitSummaries, skyMap, dataId):
 
         if len(output) == 0:
             self.log.info("All images rejected in BestSeeingSelectVisitsTask.")
+            raise pipeBase.NoWorkFound(f'No good images found.')
         else:
             self.log.info(
                 "%d images selected with FWHM range of %f--%f arcseconds",