diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/lwansbrough/RCTCamera/RCTCameraModule.java b/android/src/main/java/com/lwansbrough/RCTCamera/RCTCameraModule.java
index 72972fc..10b59f9 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/lwansbrough/RCTCamera/RCTCameraModule.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/lwansbrough/RCTCamera/RCTCameraModule.java
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ public class RCTCameraModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule
 
                 try {
                     mutableImage.writeDataToFile(cameraRollFile, options, jpegQualityPercent);
-                } catch (IOException e) {
+                } catch (IOException | NullPointerException e) {
                     promise.reject("failed to save image file", e);
                     return;
                 }