1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/pixart/messenger/persistance/FileBackend.java b/src/main/java/de/pixart/messenger/persistance/FileBackend.java
index 3bb1e5c4e..6b35219e4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/pixart/messenger/persistance/FileBackend.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/pixart/messenger/persistance/FileBackend.java
@@ -641,11 +641,12 @@ public class FileBackend {
             bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeStream(mXmppConnectionService.getContentResolver().openInputStream(uri));
             return getPepAvatar(bitmap, Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 100);
         } catch (Exception e) {
+            return null;
+        } finally {
             if (bitmap != null) {
                 bitmap.recycle();
             }
         }
-        return null;
     }
 
     private Avatar getPepAvatar(Bitmap bitmap, Bitmap.CompressFormat format, int quality) {
@@ -679,6 +680,9 @@ public class FileBackend {
             avatar.width = bitmap.getWidth();
             avatar.height = bitmap.getHeight();
             return avatar;
+        } catch (OutOfMemoryError e) {
+            Log.d(Config.LOGTAG, "unable to convert avatar to base64 due to low memory");
+            return null;
         } catch (Exception e) {
             return null;
         }