diff --git a/ReactNativeClient/lib/shim-init-node.js b/ReactNativeClient/lib/shim-init-node.js
index 6d6984f07..91622ec84 100644
--- a/ReactNativeClient/lib/shim-init-node.js
+++ b/ReactNativeClient/lib/shim-init-node.js
@@ -217,10 +217,9 @@ function shimInit() {
 		let resource = null;
 		if (!options.createFileURL) {
 			resource = await shim.createResourceFromPath(filePath, null, options);
+			if (!resource) return null;
 		}
 
-		if (!resource) return null;
-
 		const newBody = [];
 
 		if (position === null) {