diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/MessageClassifier.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/MessageClassifier.java
index 6f7f6fdf72..ad9fd06f83 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/MessageClassifier.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/MessageClassifier.java
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ public class MessageClassifier {
             return null;
 
         File file = message.getFile(context);
+        if (!file.exists())
+            return null;
+
         String text;
         try {
             text = HtmlHelper.getFullText(file);