diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java
index 0f02ac41be..1375b344ac 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java
@@ -5471,6 +5471,7 @@ public class ConversationFragment extends XmppFragment
     }
 
     private void setupFileObserver(final File directory) {
+    	outputFileWrittenLatch = new CountDownLatch(1);
         mFileObserver =
                 new FileObserver(directory.getAbsolutePath()) {
                     @Override