diff --git a/src/main/resources/static/js/fileInput.js b/src/main/resources/static/js/fileInput.js
index a67ff1fd6..b24563c03 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/static/js/fileInput.js
+++ b/src/main/resources/static/js/fileInput.js
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ function setupFileInput(chooser) {
 	inputContainer.querySelector('#fileInputText').innerHTML = window.fileInput.loading;
 
     async function checkZipFile() {
-      const hasZipFiles = allFiles.some(file => zipTypes.includes(file.type));
+      const hasZipFiles = allFiles.some(file => file.type && zipTypes.includes(file.type));
 
       // Only change to extractPDF message if we actually have zip files
       if (hasZipFiles) {