diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/UploadController.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/UploadController.java
index 09acdd6f5..00baab992 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/UploadController.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/UploadController.java
@@ -135,14 +135,17 @@ public class UploadController {
                 }
 
                 String mimeType = (String)contribution.getTag("mimeType");
+                Boolean imagePrefix = false;
+
                 if(mimeType == null || TextUtils.isEmpty(mimeType) || mimeType.endsWith("*")) {
                     mimeType = activity.getContentResolver().getType(contribution.getLocalUri());
                     if(mimeType != null) {
                         contribution.setTag("mimeType", mimeType);
+                        imagePrefix = mimeType.startsWith("image/");
                     }
                 }
 
-                if(mimeType.startsWith("image/") && contribution.getDateCreated() == null) {
+                if(imagePrefix && contribution.getDateCreated() == null) {
                     Cursor cursor = activity.getContentResolver().query(contribution.getLocalUri(),
                             new String[]{MediaStore.Images.ImageColumns.DATE_TAKEN}, null, null, null);
                     if(cursor != null && cursor.getCount() != 0) {
@@ -159,7 +162,6 @@ public class UploadController {
                         contribution.setDateCreated(new Date());
                     }
                 }
-
                 return contribution;
             }