diff --git a/js/modules/types/attachment.js b/js/modules/types/attachment.js
index 0a674934a937..712d5a6c95d3 100644
--- a/js/modules/types/attachment.js
+++ b/js/modules/types/attachment.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ exports.autoOrientJPEG = async (attachment, _, message) => {
   );
   const xcodedDataBlob = await scaleImageToLevel(
     dataBlob,
-    message.sendHQImages
+    message ? message.sendHQImages : false
   );
   const xcodedDataArrayBuffer = await blobToArrayBuffer(xcodedDataBlob);