diff --git a/src/android/FileHelper.java b/src/android/FileHelper.java
index 59f890e..f772061 100644
--- a/src/android/FileHelper.java
+++ b/src/android/FileHelper.java
@@ -80,18 +80,25 @@ public class FileHelper {
     public static String getRealPathFromURI_API19(Context context, Uri uri) {
         String filePath = "";
         try {
-            String wholeID = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri);
 
-            // Split at colon, use second item in the array
-            String id = wholeID.indexOf(":") > -1 ? wholeID.split(":")[1] : wholeID.indexOf(";") > -1 ? wholeID
-                    .split(";")[1] : wholeID;
+            String id = null;
+            Uri myUri = MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;;
+            try {
+                String wholeID = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri);
+
+                // Split at colon, use second item in the array
+                id = wholeID.indexOf(":") > -1 ? wholeID.split(":")[1] : wholeID.indexOf(";") > -1 ? wholeID
+                        .split(";")[1] : wholeID;
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                myUri = uri;
+            }
 
             String[] column = { MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA };
 
             // where id is equal to
             String sel = MediaStore.Images.Media._ID + "=?";
 
-            Cursor cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI, column,
+            Cursor cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(myUri, column,
                     sel, new String[] { id }, null);
 
             int columnIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex(column[0]);