diff --git a/remotesync-ui/src/main/java/org/piwigo/remotesync/ui/swing/ProgressUI.java b/remotesync-ui/src/main/java/org/piwigo/remotesync/ui/swing/ProgressUI.java
index 5fc0e16..78a0b6f 100644
--- a/remotesync-ui/src/main/java/org/piwigo/remotesync/ui/swing/ProgressUI.java
+++ b/remotesync-ui/src/main/java/org/piwigo/remotesync/ui/swing/ProgressUI.java
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ private void resizeImg(File imgFile, int width, int height) {
 			if (imgFile == null)
 				return;
 			current = ImageIO.read(imgFile);
+			if(current == null){return;} //validation for 0kb image file
 		} catch (IOException e) {
 			return;
 		}