diff --git a/src/browser/commands/assert-view/assert-view-results.js b/src/browser/commands/assert-view/assert-view-results.js
index 5b8933a70..0919ecb98 100644
--- a/src/browser/commands/assert-view/assert-view-results.js
+++ b/src/browser/commands/assert-view/assert-view-results.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 const { ImageDiffError } = require("./errors/image-diff-error");
 const { NoRefImageError } = require("./errors/no-ref-image-error");
+const { InvalidRefImageError } = require("./errors/invalid-ref-image-error");
 
 module.exports = class AssertViewResults {
     static fromRawObject(results) {
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ module.exports = class AssertViewResults {
                 return (
                     (res.name === ImageDiffError.name && ImageDiffError.fromObject(res)) ||
                     (res.name === NoRefImageError.name && NoRefImageError.fromObject(res)) ||
+                    (res.name === InvalidRefImageError.name && InvalidRefImageError.fromObject(res)) ||
                     res
                 );
             }),
diff --git a/src/browser/commands/assert-view/capture-processors/assert-refs.js b/src/browser/commands/assert-view/capture-processors/assert-refs.js
index 3541dd984..1d01f1c64 100644
--- a/src/browser/commands/assert-view/capture-processors/assert-refs.js
+++ b/src/browser/commands/assert-view/capture-processors/assert-refs.js
@@ -3,11 +3,16 @@
 const Promise = require("bluebird");
 const { ImageDiffError } = require("../errors/image-diff-error");
 const { NoRefImageError } = require("../errors/no-ref-image-error");
+const { InvalidRefImageError } = require("../errors/invalid-ref-image-error");
 
 exports.handleNoRefImage = (currImg, refImg, stateName) => {
     return Promise.reject(NoRefImageError.create(stateName, currImg, refImg));
 };
 
+exports.handleInvalidRefImage = (currImg, refImg, stateName) => {
+    return Promise.reject(new InvalidRefImageError(stateName, currImg, refImg));
+};
+
 exports.handleImageDiff = (currImg, refImg, stateName, opts) => {
     const {
         tolerance,
diff --git a/src/browser/commands/assert-view/capture-processors/update-refs.js b/src/browser/commands/assert-view/capture-processors/update-refs.js
index df77941ee..20f1e9c36 100644
--- a/src/browser/commands/assert-view/capture-processors/update-refs.js
+++ b/src/browser/commands/assert-view/capture-processors/update-refs.js
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 const fs = require("fs-extra");
 const { WorkerEvents } = require("../../../../events");
 
-exports.handleNoRefImage = exports.handleImageDiff = async (currImg, refImg, state, { emitter }) => {
-    await fs.copy(currImg.path, refImg.path);
-    emitter.emit(WorkerEvents.UPDATE_REFERENCE, { state, refImg });
-};
+exports.handleNoRefImage =
+    exports.handleInvalidRefImage =
+    exports.handleImageDiff =
+        async (currImg, refImg, state, { emitter }) => {
+            await fs.copy(currImg.path, refImg.path);
+            emitter.emit(WorkerEvents.UPDATE_REFERENCE, { state, refImg });
+        };
diff --git a/src/browser/commands/assert-view/errors/invalid-png-error.js b/src/browser/commands/assert-view/errors/invalid-png-error.js
deleted file mode 100644
index f8c853bd7..000000000
--- a/src/browser/commands/assert-view/errors/invalid-png-error.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-"use strict";
-
-module.exports = class InvalidPngError extends Error {
-    constructor(message) {
-        super();
-
-        this.name = this.constructor.name;
-        this.message = message;
-    }
-};
diff --git a/src/browser/commands/assert-view/errors/invalid-ref-image-error.ts b/src/browser/commands/assert-view/errors/invalid-ref-image-error.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1aa391d85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/browser/commands/assert-view/errors/invalid-ref-image-error.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { BaseStateError } from "./base-state-error";
+import { ImageInfo, RefImageInfo } from "../../../../types";
+
+type InvalidRefImageErrorConstructor<T> = new (stateName: string, currImg: ImageInfo, refImg: RefImageInfo) => T;
+
+export class InvalidRefImageError extends BaseStateError {
+    constructor(stateName: string, currImg: ImageInfo, refImg: RefImageInfo) {
+        super(stateName, currImg, refImg);
+
+        this.message = `reference image at ${refImg.path} is not a valid png`;
+    }
+
+    static fromObject<T extends InvalidRefImageError>(
+        this: InvalidRefImageErrorConstructor<T>,
+        data: InvalidRefImageError,
+    ): T {
+        return new this(data.stateName, data.currImg, data.refImg);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/browser/commands/assert-view/index.js b/src/browser/commands/assert-view/index.js
index 93beba354..086dee051 100644
--- a/src/browser/commands/assert-view/index.js
+++ b/src/browser/commands/assert-view/index.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ const RuntimeConfig = require("../../../config/runtime-config");
 const AssertViewResults = require("./assert-view-results");
 const { BaseStateError } = require("./errors/base-state-error");
 const { AssertViewError } = require("./errors/assert-view-error");
-const InvalidPngError = require("./errors/invalid-png-error");
 
 const getIgnoreDiffPixelCountRatio = value => {
     const percent = _.isString(value) && value.endsWith("%") ? parseFloat(value.slice(0, -1)) : false;
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ module.exports.default = browser => {
         disableAnimation,
     } = config;
 
-    const { handleNoRefImage, handleImageDiff } = getCaptureProcessors();
+    const { handleNoRefImage, handleImageDiff, handleInvalidRefImage } = getCaptureProcessors();
 
     const assertView = async (state, selectors, opts) => {
         opts = _.defaults(opts, assertViewOpts, {
@@ -112,7 +111,11 @@ module.exports.default = browser => {
         try {
             validatePng(refBuffer);
         } catch (err) {
-            throw new InvalidPngError(`Reference image in ${refImg.path} is not a valid png`);
+            await currImgInst.save(currImg.path);
+
+            return handleInvalidRefImage(currImg, refImg, state, { emitter }).catch(e =>
+                handleCaptureProcessorError(e),
+            );
         }
 
         const {
diff --git a/test/src/browser/commands/assert-view/index.js b/test/src/browser/commands/assert-view/index.js
index f222b1979..07393b140 100644
--- a/test/src/browser/commands/assert-view/index.js
+++ b/test/src/browser/commands/assert-view/index.js
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ const validator = require("png-validator");
 const { AssertViewError } = require("src/browser/commands/assert-view/errors/assert-view-error");
 const { ImageDiffError } = require("src/browser/commands/assert-view/errors/image-diff-error");
 const { NoRefImageError } = require("src/browser/commands/assert-view/errors/no-ref-image-error");
-const InvalidPngError = require("src/browser/commands/assert-view/errors/invalid-png-error");
 const RuntimeConfig = require("src/config/runtime-config");
 const updateRefs = require("src/browser/commands/assert-view/capture-processors/update-refs");
 const { mkExistingBrowser_: mkBrowser_, mkSessionStub_ } = require("../../utils");
+const { InvalidRefImageError } = require("src/browser/commands/assert-view/errors/invalid-ref-image-error");
 
 describe("assertView command", () => {
     const sandbox = sinon.createSandbox();
@@ -99,12 +99,20 @@ describe("assertView command", () => {
 
     afterEach(() => sandbox.restore());
 
-    it("should throw an error on invalid reference", async () => {
+    it("should save InvalidRefImageError to assertViewResults", async () => {
+        const constructorStub = sandbox.stub().returns(Object.create(InvalidRefImageError.prototype));
+        sandbox.stub(InvalidRefImageError, "constructor").callsFake(constructorStub);
+
         fs.readFile.withArgs("/ref/invalid").resolves("invalidPngBuffer");
         validator.pngValidator.withArgs("invalidPngBuffer").throws();
         const browser = await initBrowser_({ browser: stubBrowser_({ getScreenshotPath: () => "/ref/invalid" }) });
 
-        await assert.isRejected(browser.publicAPI.assertView("plain", ".selector"), InvalidPngError);
+        await browser.publicAPI.assertView("plain", ".selector");
+
+        const [error] = browser.publicAPI.executionContext.testplaneCtx.assertViewResults.get();
+        assert.instanceOf(error, InvalidRefImageError);
+        assert.equal(error.stateName, "plain");
+        assert.equal(error.refImg.path, "/ref/invalid");
     });
 
     it("should wait for all selectors to exist", async () => {