diff --git a/js/component/file-actions.js b/js/component/file-actions.js
index df203a467..ec4a14e06 100644
--- a/js/component/file-actions.js
+++ b/js/component/file-actions.js
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ export let FileActions = React.createClass({
 
     return (
       <section className="file-actions">
-        {this.props.metadata.content_type.startsWith('video/') ? <WatchLink streamName={this.props.streamName} /> : null}
+        {(this.props.metadata.content_type && this.props.metadata.content_type.startsWith('video/')) ? <WatchLink streamName={this.props.streamName} /> : null}
         {this.state.fileInfo !== null || this.state.fileInfo.isMine ?
           <div className="button-container">{linkBlock}</div>
           : null}