diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt
index 2a0dba669..6a88aec32 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ class ViewPagerActivity : SimpleActivity(), ViewPager.OnPageChangeListener, View
 
     private fun getCurrentMedia() = if (mAreSlideShowMediaVisible) mSlideshowMedia else mMediaFiles
 
-    private fun getCurrentPath() = getCurrentMedium()!!.path
+    private fun getCurrentPath() = getCurrentMedium()?.path ?: ""
 
     private fun getCurrentFile() = File(getCurrentPath())