diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/camera/extensions/Context.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/camera/extensions/Context.kt
index ae728300..afd36e14 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/camera/extensions/Context.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/camera/extensions/Context.kt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import android.support.v4.provider.DocumentFile
 import com.simplemobiletools.camera.Config
 import com.simplemobiletools.filepicker.extensions.getSDCardPath
 
-fun Context.needsStupidWritePermissions(path: String) = isPathOnSD(path) && isKitkat()
+fun Context.needsStupidWritePermissions(path: String) = isPathOnSD(path) && isKitkat() && !getSDCardPath().isEmpty()
 
 fun Context.isPathOnSD(path: String) = path.startsWith(getSDCardPath())