diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/storage/localimageloader.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/storage/localimageloader.cpp
index b5c82c4ae..46064011e 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/storage/localimageloader.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/storage/localimageloader.cpp
@@ -608,7 +608,12 @@ bool FileLoadTask::CheckForSong(
 		qstr(".ogg"),
 		qstr(".flac"),
 	};
-	if (!CheckMimeOrExtensions(filepath, result->filemime, mimes, extensions)) {
+	if (!filepath.isEmpty()
+		&& !CheckMimeOrExtensions(
+			filepath,
+			result->filemime,
+			mimes,
+			extensions)) {
 		return false;
 	}