From 511223aac4da42d32825e9ef6c55e624213c07fc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: theguymadmax <theguymadmax@proton.me>
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2025 02:30:49 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Fix NullReferenceException in GetPathProtocol when path is
 null

---
 Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/MediaSourceManager.cs | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/MediaSourceManager.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/MediaSourceManager.cs
index 750346169f..c667fb0600 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/MediaSourceManager.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/MediaSourceManager.cs
@@ -226,6 +226,11 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
         /// <inheritdoc />>
         public MediaProtocol GetPathProtocol(string path)
         {
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(path))
+            {
+                return MediaProtocol.File;
+            }
+
             if (path.StartsWith("Rtsp", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             {
                 return MediaProtocol.Rtsp;