diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/reactnative/ivpusic/imagepicker/RealPathUtil.java b/android/src/main/java/com/reactnative/ivpusic/imagepicker/RealPathUtil.java
index dff3535..ca76d3c 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/reactnative/ivpusic/imagepicker/RealPathUtil.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/reactnative/ivpusic/imagepicker/RealPathUtil.java
@@ -146,8 +146,9 @@ class RealPathUtil {
             cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(uri, projection, selection, selectionArgs,
                     null);
             if (cursor != null && cursor.moveToFirst()) {
-                final int index = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.MediaColumns.DATA);
-                String path = cursor.getString(index);
+                // Fall back to writing to file if _data column does not exist
+                final int index = cursor.getColumnIndex(MediaStore.MediaColumns.DATA);
+                String path = index > -1 ? cursor.getString(index) : null;
                 if (path != null) {
                     return cursor.getString(index);
                 } else {