diff --git a/src/api/endpoints/drive/files/create.js b/src/api/endpoints/drive/files/create.js
index c9de93a9c7..9f34a551d1 100644
--- a/src/api/endpoints/drive/files/create.js
+++ b/src/api/endpoints/drive/files/create.js
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ import create from '../../../common/add-file-to-drive';
 module.exports = (file, params, user) =>
 	new Promise(async (res, rej) =>
 {
+	if (file == null) {
+		return rej('file is required');
+	}
+
 	const buffer = fs.readFileSync(file.path);
 	fs.unlink(file.path, (err) => { if (err) console.log(err) });