diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/main/KiwixMainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/main/KiwixMainActivity.kt
index 848d3a59a..790bdf995 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/main/KiwixMainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/main/KiwixMainActivity.kt
@@ -167,8 +167,9 @@ class KiwixMainActivity : CoreMainActivity() {
 
   override fun onNewIntent(intent: Intent?) {
     super.onNewIntent(intent)
-    if (intent?.data != null) {
-      openZimFile(intent.data.toFile())
+    intent?.data?.let {
+      if ("file" == it.scheme) openZimFile(it.toFile())
+      else toast(R.string.cannot_open_file)
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 383e9f411..ec98d05aa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 <resources>
   <string name="file_system_does_not_support_4gb">Your file system doesn’t support files over 4GB</string>
   <string name="detecting_file_system">Detecting if file system can create 4GB files</string>
+  <string name="cannot_open_file">Failed to open file\nPlease try looking for this file in the Device Tab of your Library</string>
 </resources>