diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/kunzisoft/keepass/activities/IconPickerActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/kunzisoft/keepass/activities/IconPickerActivity.kt
index 3ee055e7d..119f0cba3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/kunzisoft/keepass/activities/IconPickerActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/kunzisoft/keepass/activities/IconPickerActivity.kt
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ class IconPickerActivity : LockingActivity() {
 
         coordinatorLayout = findViewById(R.id.icon_picker_coordinator)
 
+        mExternalFileHelper = ExternalFileHelper(this)
+
         uploadButton = findViewById(R.id.icon_picker_upload)
         if (mDatabase?.allowCustomIcons == true) {
             uploadButton.setOpenDocumentClickListener(mExternalFileHelper)
@@ -119,8 +121,6 @@ class IconPickerActivity : LockingActivity() {
         // Focus view to reinitialize timeout
         findViewById<ViewGroup>(R.id.icon_picker_container)?.resetAppTimeoutWhenViewFocusedOrChanged(this)
 
-        mExternalFileHelper = ExternalFileHelper(this)
-
         iconPickerViewModel.standardIconPicked.observe(this) { iconStandard ->
             mIconImage.standard = iconStandard
             // Remove the custom icon if a standard one is selected