diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Common/Security.php b/system/src/Grav/Common/Security.php
index 4a14169a8..5f07c3ce6 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Common/Security.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Common/Security.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class Security
      */
     public static function sanitizeSVG($file)
     {
-        if (Grav::instance()['config']->get('security.sanitize_svg')) {
+        if (Grav::instance()['config']->get('security.sanitize_svg') && file_exists($file)) {
             $sanitizer = new Sanitizer();
             $original_svg = file_get_contents($file);
             $clean_svg = $sanitizer->sanitize($original_svg);