diff --git a/Playlist/PlaylistController.m b/Playlist/PlaylistController.m
index 1bf0d50e0..018d30543 100644
--- a/Playlist/PlaylistController.m
+++ b/Playlist/PlaylistController.m
@@ -717,11 +717,11 @@ static void *playlistControllerContext = &playlistControllerContext;
 		item = [[NSPasteboardItem alloc] init];
 	}
 
-	NSMutableArray *filenames = [NSMutableArray array];
 	PlaylistEntry *song = [[self arrangedObjects] objectAtIndex:row];
-	[filenames addObject:[[song path] stringByExpandingTildeInPath]];
 
-	[item setData:[song.url dataRepresentation] forType:NSPasteboardTypeFileURL];
+	if(song.url != nil) {
+		[item setData:[song.url dataRepresentation] forType:NSPasteboardTypeFileURL];
+	}
 
 	return item;
 }