diff --git a/linphone-app/src/components/content/ContentModel.cpp b/linphone-app/src/components/content/ContentModel.cpp
index 509446cbe..d8bdff3ea 100644
--- a/linphone-app/src/components/content/ContentModel.cpp
+++ b/linphone-app/src/components/content/ContentModel.cpp
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ void ContentModel::downloadFile(){
 }
 
 void ContentModel::openFile (bool showDirectory) {
-	if (!mWasDownloaded && !mChatMessageModel->isOutgoing()) {
+	if ((!mWasDownloaded && !mChatMessageModel->isOutgoing()) || mContent->getFilePath() == "") {
 		downloadFile();
 	}else{
 		QFileInfo info( Utils::coreStringToAppString(mContent->getFilePath()));