diff --git a/android/src/main/kotlin/com/kasem/receive_sharing_intent/ReceiveSharingIntentPlugin.kt b/android/src/main/kotlin/com/kasem/receive_sharing_intent/ReceiveSharingIntentPlugin.kt
index 0d7bfa3a..21d2bbd0 100644
--- a/android/src/main/kotlin/com/kasem/receive_sharing_intent/ReceiveSharingIntentPlugin.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/kotlin/com/kasem/receive_sharing_intent/ReceiveSharingIntentPlugin.kt
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class ReceiveSharingIntentPlugin : FlutterPlugin, ActivityAware, MethodCallHandl
         return when (intent.action) {
             Intent.ACTION_SEND -> {
                 val uri = intent.getParcelableExtra<Uri>(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM)
-                val path = FileDirectory.getAbsolutePath(applicationContext, uri)
+                val path = uri?.let{ FileDirectory.getAbsolutePath(applicationContext, it) }
                 if (path != null) {
                     val type = getMediaType(path)
                     val thumbnail = getThumbnail(path, type)
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ class ReceiveSharingIntentPlugin : FlutterPlugin, ActivityAware, MethodCallHandl
         if (type != MediaType.VIDEO) return null // get duration for video only
         val retriever = MediaMetadataRetriever()
         retriever.setDataSource(path)
-        val duration = retriever.extractMetadata(MediaMetadataRetriever.METADATA_KEY_DURATION).toLongOrNull()
+        val duration = retriever.extractMetadata(MediaMetadataRetriever.METADATA_KEY_DURATION)?.toLongOrNull()
         retriever.release()
         return duration
     }
diff --git a/ios/Classes/SwiftReceiveSharingIntentPlugin.swift b/ios/Classes/SwiftReceiveSharingIntentPlugin.swift
index b4ccd8fb..c78bfdd2 100644
--- a/ios/Classes/SwiftReceiveSharingIntentPlugin.swift
+++ b/ios/Classes/SwiftReceiveSharingIntentPlugin.swift
@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ public class SwiftReceiveSharingIntentPlugin: NSObject, FlutterPlugin, FlutterSt
                         guard let path = getAbsolutePath(for: $0.path) else {
                             return nil
                         }
-                        return SharedMediaFile.init(path: $0.path, thumbnail: nil, duration: nil, type: $0.type)
+                        let pathWithoutPrefix = String($0.path.dropFirst(7))//knock 'file://' off here...
+                        return SharedMediaFile.init(path: pathWithoutPrefix, thumbnail: nil, duration: nil, type: $0.type)
                     }
                     latestMedia = sharedMediaFiles
                     if(setInitialData) {