diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/controller/arbitrary/ArbitraryDataFileManager.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/controller/arbitrary/ArbitraryDataFileManager.java
index e8b161a2..809c15ea 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/qortal/controller/arbitrary/ArbitraryDataFileManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/controller/arbitrary/ArbitraryDataFileManager.java
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public class ArbitraryDataFileManager extends Thread {
                     Long startTime = NTP.getTime();
                     ArbitraryDataFileMessage receivedArbitraryDataFileMessage = fetchArbitraryDataFile(peer, null, signature, hash, null);
                     Long endTime = NTP.getTime();
-                    if (receivedArbitraryDataFileMessage != null) {
+                    if (receivedArbitraryDataFileMessage != null && receivedArbitraryDataFileMessage.getArbitraryDataFile() != null) {
                         LOGGER.debug("Received data file {} from peer {}. Time taken: {} ms", receivedArbitraryDataFileMessage.getArbitraryDataFile().getHash58(), peer, (endTime-startTime));
                         receivedAtLeastOneFile = true;