diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/dao/entities/HistoryEntity.kt b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/dao/entities/HistoryEntity.kt
index 7666c4ce8..db7f4f763 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/dao/entities/HistoryEntity.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/dao/entities/HistoryEntity.kt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ data class HistoryEntity(
   val zimId: String,
   val zimName: String,
   val zimFilePath: String,
-  val favicon: String,
+  val favicon: String?,
   val historyUrl: String,
   val historyTitle: String,
   val dateString: String,
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/history/HistoryListItem.kt b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/history/HistoryListItem.kt
index 98f75a7e7..897c0a342 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/history/HistoryListItem.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/history/HistoryListItem.kt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ sealed class HistoryListItem {
     val zimId: String,
     val zimName: String,
     val zimFilePath: String,
-    val favicon: String,
+    val favicon: String?,
     val historyUrl: String,
     val historyTitle: String,
     val dateString: String,
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/reader/ZimFileReader.kt b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/reader/ZimFileReader.kt
index 9d0050cf6..acb01b2ed 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/reader/ZimFileReader.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/reader/ZimFileReader.kt
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class ZimFileReader constructor(
   val name: String get() = jniKiwixReader.name?.takeIf(String::isNotEmpty) ?: id
   val date: String get() = jniKiwixReader.date
   val description: String get() = jniKiwixReader.description
-  val favicon: String get() = jniKiwixReader.favicon
+  val favicon: String? get() = jniKiwixReader.favicon
   val language: String get() = jniKiwixReader.language
   val tags: String get() = "${getContent(Uri.parse("M/Tags"))}"
   private val mediaCount: Int?