diff --git a/filemanager/js/filemanager.ts b/filemanager/js/filemanager.ts
index 4eabd9679f..cdc6e64b67 100644
--- a/filemanager/js/filemanager.ts
+++ b/filemanager/js/filemanager.ts
@@ -1559,7 +1559,10 @@ export class filemanagerAPP extends EgwApp
 		let data = egw.dataGetUIDdata(_senders[0].id);
 		let mime = this.et2.getInstanceManager().widgetContainer.getWidgetById('$row');
 		let fe = egw.file_editor_prefered_mimes(data.data.mime);
-		if (fe && fe.mime && !fe.mime[data.data.mime]) return false;
+		if(!mime || fe && fe.mime && !fe.mime[data.data.mime])
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
 		return !!data.data.mime.match(mime.mime_odf_regex);
 	}