diff --git a/src/com/owncloud/android/datamodel/ThumbnailsCacheManager.java b/src/com/owncloud/android/datamodel/ThumbnailsCacheManager.java
index 5806a4082d..68910a282c 100644
--- a/src/com/owncloud/android/datamodel/ThumbnailsCacheManager.java
+++ b/src/com/owncloud/android/datamodel/ThumbnailsCacheManager.java
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public class ThumbnailsCacheManager {
                 if (mFile instanceof OCFile) {
                     thumbnail = doOCFileInBackground();
 
-                    if (((OCFile) mFile).isVideo()){
+                    if (((OCFile) mFile).isVideo() && thumbnail != null){
                         thumbnail = addVideoOverlay(thumbnail);
                     }
                 }  else if (mFile instanceof File) {
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ public class ThumbnailsCacheManager {
                     String url = ((File) mFile).getAbsolutePath();
                     String mMimeType = FileStorageUtils.getMimeTypeFromName(url);
 
-                    if (mMimeType != null && mMimeType.startsWith("video/")){
+                    if (mMimeType != null && mMimeType.startsWith("video/") && thumbnail != null){
                         thumbnail = addVideoOverlay(thumbnail);
                     }
                 //} else {  do nothing