diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/components/filebrowser/models/BrowserFile.java b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/components/filebrowser/models/BrowserFile.java
index 241698854..ac3dde1be 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/components/filebrowser/models/BrowserFile.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/components/filebrowser/models/BrowserFile.java
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public class BrowserFile {
             }
         }
 
-        if (browserFile.getPermissions().contains("R")) {
+        if (browserFile.getPermissions() != null && browserFile.getPermissions().contains("R")) {
             browserFile.isAllowedToReShare = true;
         }