diff --git a/app/services/backup_service.rb b/app/services/backup_service.rb
index d1090dff1b8..89669932450 100644
--- a/app/services/backup_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/backup_service.rb
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ class BackupService < BaseService
   def dump_media_attachments!(tar)
     MediaAttachment.attached.where(account: account).reorder(nil).find_in_batches do |media_attachments|
       media_attachments.each do |m|
+        next unless m.file&.path
+
         download_to_tar(tar, m.file, m.file.path)
       end