diff --git a/routes/videoRoutes.js b/routes/videoRoutes.js
index f9b9381..d7ac2aa 100644
--- a/routes/videoRoutes.js
+++ b/routes/videoRoutes.js
@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@ router.get('/videos/file/:video_id', (req, res) => {
 
       let videoPath = video.video_file;
 
+      if (!videoPath) {
+         console.error('Video file path is null or undefined');
+         videoPath = dbTester.getCatVideo();
+      }
+
       // Check if the video file exists
       fs.access(videoPath, fs.constants.F_OK, (err) => {
          if (err) {