diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/AttachmentTable.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/AttachmentTable.kt
index 7d70bacd8a..a1dec2c58e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/AttachmentTable.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/AttachmentTable.kt
@@ -1604,7 +1604,7 @@ class AttachmentTable(
 
       val dataFilePath = hashMatch?.file?.absolutePath ?: fileWriteResult.file.absolutePath
 
-      if (archiveRestore) {
+      if (archiveRestore && existingPlaceholder.dataHash != null) {
         // Can update all rows with the same mediaName as data_file column will likely be null
         db.update(TABLE_NAME)
           .values(values)