diff --git a/packages/core/collections/attachments.js b/packages/core/collections/attachments.js
index 311c12450..0e59f8782 100644
--- a/packages/core/collections/attachments.js
+++ b/packages/core/collections/attachments.js
@@ -250,6 +250,8 @@ export default class Attachments extends Collection {
         outputType
       }
     );
+    if (!data) return;
+
     return outputType === "base64"
       ? dataurl.fromObject({ type: attachment.metadata.type, data })
       : data;