diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/reactnative/ivpusic/imagepicker/PickerModule.java b/android/src/main/java/com/reactnative/ivpusic/imagepicker/PickerModule.java
index 9db38253b..2e63f54ba 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/reactnative/ivpusic/imagepicker/PickerModule.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/reactnative/ivpusic/imagepicker/PickerModule.java
@@ -515,10 +515,15 @@ private Bitmap validateVideo(String path) throws Exception {
     }
 
     private static Long getVideoDuration(String path) {
-        MediaMetadataRetriever retriever = new MediaMetadataRetriever();
-        retriever.setDataSource(path);
+        try {
+            MediaMetadataRetriever retriever = new MediaMetadataRetriever();
+            retriever.setDataSource(path);
 
-        return Long.parseLong(retriever.extractMetadata(MediaMetadataRetriever.METADATA_KEY_DURATION));
+            return Long.parseLong(retriever.extractMetadata(MediaMetadataRetriever.METADATA_KEY_DURATION));
+        }
+        catch(Exception e) {
+            return -1L;
+        }
     }
 
     private void getVideo(final Activity activity, final String path, final String mime) throws Exception {