diff --git a/src/components/MediaSettings/VideoBackgroundEditor.vue b/src/components/MediaSettings/VideoBackgroundEditor.vue
index 0b358ef4ebb..aa217716294 100644
--- a/src/components/MediaSettings/VideoBackgroundEditor.vue
+++ b/src/components/MediaSettings/VideoBackgroundEditor.vue
@@ -174,22 +174,22 @@ export default {
 		const relativeBackgroundsFolderPath = this.$store.getters.getAttachmentFolder() + '/Backgrounds'
 		const absoluteBackgroundsFolderPath = userRoot + relativeBackgroundsFolderPath
 
-		// Create the backgrounds folder if it doesn't exist
-		if (await client.exists(absoluteBackgroundsFolderPath) === false) {
-			try {
+		try {
+			// Create the backgrounds folder if it doesn't exist
+			if (await client.exists(absoluteBackgroundsFolderPath) === false) {
 				await client.createDirectory(absoluteBackgroundsFolderPath)
-
-				// Create picker
-				picker = getFilePickerBuilder(t('spreed', 'File to share'))
-					.setMultiSelect(false)
-					.setModal(true)
-					.startAt(relativeBackgroundsFolderPath)
-					.setType(1)
-					.allowDirectories(false)
-					.build()
-			} catch (error) {
-				console.debug(error)
 			}
+
+			// Create picker
+			picker = getFilePickerBuilder(t('spreed', 'File to share'))
+				.setMultiSelect(false)
+				.setModal(true)
+				.startAt(relativeBackgroundsFolderPath)
+				.setType(1)
+				.allowDirectories(false)
+				.build()
+		} catch (error) {
+			console.debug(error)
 		}
 	},