diff --git a/src/Logic/ImageProviders/ImageUploadManager.ts b/src/Logic/ImageProviders/ImageUploadManager.ts
index 7cb7a64cd3..a39f88c061 100644
--- a/src/Logic/ImageProviders/ImageUploadManager.ts
+++ b/src/Logic/ImageProviders/ImageUploadManager.ts
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export class ImageUploadManager {
         }
 
         const tags = await ExifReader.load(file)
-        if (tags.ProjectionType.value === "cylindrical") {
+        if (tags.ProjectionType?.value === "cylindrical") {
             return {
                 error: new Translation({
                     en: "Cylindrical images (typically created by a Panorama-app) are not supported",