diff --git a/src/lms/ui/resource/DownloadResource.cpp b/src/lms/ui/resource/DownloadResource.cpp
index 812c70a3..ec64147b 100644
--- a/src/lms/ui/resource/DownloadResource.cpp
+++ b/src/lms/ui/resource/DownloadResource.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ namespace lms::ui
             else
             {
                 zipper = createZipper();
+                if (!zipper)
+                {
+                    // no track, may be a legit case
+                    response.setStatus(404);
+                    return;
+                }
+
                 response.setMimeType("application/zip");
             }