diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/client/jobs/gallery/GalleryImageGenerationJob.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/client/jobs/gallery/GalleryImageGenerationJob.kt
index 2e532c00ac88..5ca2202ea0aa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/client/jobs/gallery/GalleryImageGenerationJob.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/client/jobs/gallery/GalleryImageGenerationJob.kt
@@ -119,10 +119,12 @@ class GalleryImageGenerationJob(private val user: User, private val storageManag
 
         onNewThumbnail()
 
-        val local = decodeLocalThumbnail(file)
-        if (local != null) {
-            ThumbnailsCacheManager.addBitmapToCache(cacheKey, local)
-            return@withContext applyVideoOverlayIfNeeded(file, local)
+        if (file.isDown) {
+            val local = decodeLocalThumbnail(file)
+            if (local != null) {
+                ThumbnailsCacheManager.addBitmapToCache(cacheKey, local)
+                return@withContext applyVideoOverlayIfNeeded(file, local)
+            }
         }
 
         val remote = semaphore.withPermit { fetchFromServer(file) }