diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/filepicker/TermuxFileReceiverActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/filepicker/TermuxFileReceiverActivity.java
index 2dae7436..b4807e53 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/filepicker/TermuxFileReceiverActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/filepicker/TermuxFileReceiverActivity.java
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ public class TermuxFileReceiverActivity extends Activity {
     private static final String LOG_TAG = "TermuxFileReceiverActivity";
 
     static boolean isSharedTextAnUrl(String sharedText) {
+        if (sharedText == null || sharedText.isEmpty()) return false;
+
         return Patterns.WEB_URL.matcher(sharedText).matches()
             || Pattern.matches("magnet:\\?xt=urn:btih:.*?", sharedText);
     }