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 bfd9df5a2f..6e81b0529f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/AttachmentTable.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/AttachmentTable.kt
@@ -1234,7 +1234,7 @@ class AttachmentTable(
       }
 
       val isUsedElsewhere = isAttachmentFileUsedByOtherAttachments(attachmentId, dataInfo)
-      val isSameQuality = transformProperties?.sentMediaQuality == sharedDataInfo.transformProperties?.sentMediaQuality
+      val isSameQuality = (transformProperties?.sentMediaQuality ?: 0) == (sharedDataInfo.transformProperties?.sentMediaQuality ?: 0)
 
       Log.i(TAG, "[deduplicateAttachment] Potential duplicate data file found. usedElsewhere: " + isUsedElsewhere + " sameQuality: " + isSameQuality + " otherFile: " + sharedDataInfo.file.absolutePath)