diff --git a/files/helpers/media.py b/files/helpers/media.py
index bdd577021..0395cfcca 100644
--- a/files/helpers/media.py
+++ b/files/helpers/media.py
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ def process_video(file, v):
 
 	try:
 		video_info = ffmpeg.probe(old)['streams']
+		codec = None
 		for stream in video_info:
 			if stream["codec_type"] == "video":
 				codec = stream['codec_name']
@@ -179,6 +180,10 @@ def process_video(file, v):
 		os.remove(old)
 		abort(400, "Something went wrong processing your video on our end. Please try uploading it to https://pomf2.lain.la and post the link instead.")
 
+	if not codec:
+		os.remove(old)
+		abort(400, "Something went wrong processing your video on our end. Please try uploading it to https://pomf2.lain.la and post the link instead.")
+
 	is_reencoding = False
 	if codec != 'h264':
 		copyfile(old, new)