diff --git a/Assets/Thirdweb/Core/Scripts/Utils.cs b/Assets/Thirdweb/Core/Scripts/Utils.cs
index c5bfb493..673c499f 100644
--- a/Assets/Thirdweb/Core/Scripts/Utils.cs
+++ b/Assets/Thirdweb/Core/Scripts/Utils.cs
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public static bool IsWebGLBuild()
 
         public static string ReplaceIPFS(this string uri, string gateway = "https://gateway.ipfscdn.io/ipfs/")
         {
-            if (uri.StartsWith("ipfs://"))
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(uri) && uri.StartsWith("ipfs://"))
                 return uri.Replace("ipfs://", gateway);
             else
                 return uri;