diff --git a/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieParser.cpp b/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieParser.cpp
index 164dacdb..21c34e2b 100644
--- a/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieParser.cpp
+++ b/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieParser.cpp
@@ -1161,16 +1161,26 @@ void LottieParser::getLayerSize(float& val)
 LottieMask* LottieParser::parseMask()
 {
     auto mask = new LottieMask;
+    auto valid = true;  //skip if the mask mode is none.
 
     enterObject();
     while (auto key = nextObjectKey()) {
         if (KEY_AS("inv")) mask->inverse = getBool();
-        else if (KEY_AS("mode")) mask->method = getMaskMethod(mask->inverse);
-        else if (KEY_AS("pt")) getPathSet(mask->pathset);
-        else if (KEY_AS("o")) parseProperty<LottieProperty::Type::Opacity>(mask->opacity);
+        else if (KEY_AS("mode"))
+        {
+            mask->method = getMaskMethod(mask->inverse);
+            if (mask->method == CompositeMethod::None) valid = false;
+        }
+        else if (valid && KEY_AS("pt")) getPathSet(mask->pathset);
+        else if (valid && KEY_AS("o")) parseProperty<LottieProperty::Type::Opacity>(mask->opacity);
         else skip(key);
     }
 
+    if (!valid) {
+        delete(mask);
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
     return mask;
 }
 
@@ -1179,8 +1189,9 @@ void LottieParser::parseMasks(LottieLayer* layer)
 {
     enterArray();
     while (nextArrayValue()) {
-        auto mask = parseMask();
-        layer->masks.push(mask);
+        if (auto mask = parseMask()) {
+            layer->masks.push(mask);
+        }
     }
 }