diff --git a/winamp.js b/winamp.js
index 10c0fe0f..336b6df6 100755
--- a/winamp.js
+++ b/winamp.js
@@ -213,7 +213,9 @@ function Winamp () {
 
     this.nodes.fileInput.onchange = function(e){
         var file = e.target.files[0];
-        self.startFileViaReference(file);
+        if(file) {
+            self.startFileViaReference(file);
+        }
     }
 
     this.nodes.volume.onmousedown = function() {