diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Versions.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Versions.kt
index c013798c9..1e1725751 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Versions.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Versions.kt
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ object Versions {
 
   const val core_ktx: String = "1.3.2"
 
-  const val libkiwix: String = "1.0.0"
+  const val libkiwix: String = "1.0.1"
 
   const val material: String = "1.2.1"
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/page/bookmark/adapter/LibkiwixBookmarkItem.kt b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/page/bookmark/adapter/LibkiwixBookmarkItem.kt
index b6ab5b6f3..e04b04228 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/page/bookmark/adapter/LibkiwixBookmarkItem.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/page/bookmark/adapter/LibkiwixBookmarkItem.kt
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ data class LibkiwixBookmarkItem(
     zimFileReader: ZimFileReader,
     libKiwixBook: Book
   ) : this(
-    zimFilePath = zimFileReader.zimFile.canonicalPath,
+    zimFilePath = zimFileReader.zimFile?.canonicalPath,
     zimId = libKiwixBook.id,
     zimName = libKiwixBook.name,
     bookmarkUrl = articleUrl,