diff --git a/ios/VydiaRNFileUploader.m b/ios/VydiaRNFileUploader.m
index e36efab7..c60c2d1a 100644
--- a/ios/VydiaRNFileUploader.m
+++ b/ios/VydiaRNFileUploader.m
@@ -156,9 +156,9 @@ - (void)copyAssetToFile: (NSString *)assetUrl completionHandler: (void(^)(NSStri
     @try {
         NSURL *requestUrl = [NSURL URLWithString: uploadUrl];
         if (requestUrl == nil) {
-            @throw @"Request cannot be nil";
+            return reject(@"RN Uploader", @"URL not compliant with RFC 2396", nil);
         }
-
+      
         NSMutableURLRequest *request = [NSMutableURLRequest requestWithURL:requestUrl];
         [request setHTTPMethod: method];