diff --git a/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/ImportKeysListFragment.java b/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/ImportKeysListFragment.java
index 18063ed1a..4d4219f56 100644
--- a/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/ImportKeysListFragment.java
+++ b/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/ImportKeysListFragment.java
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ public class ImportKeysListFragment extends ListFragment implements
         if (mLoaderState instanceof BytesLoaderState) {
             BytesLoaderState ls = (BytesLoaderState) mLoaderState;
 
-            if ( ! checkAndRequestReadPermission(ls.mDataUri)) {
+            if ( ls.mDataUri != null && ! checkAndRequestReadPermission(ls.mDataUri)) {
                 return;
             }
         }