diff --git a/Source/com/drew/metadata/mov/atoms/VideoSampleDescriptionAtom.java b/Source/com/drew/metadata/mov/atoms/VideoSampleDescriptionAtom.java
index 3486f09db..7abbca4f5 100644
--- a/Source/com/drew/metadata/mov/atoms/VideoSampleDescriptionAtom.java
+++ b/Source/com/drew/metadata/mov/atoms/VideoSampleDescriptionAtom.java
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ VideoSampleDescription getSampleDescription(SequentialReader reader) throws IOEx
 
     public void addMetadata(QuickTimeVideoDirectory directory)
     {
+        if (sampleDescriptions.size() == 0) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         VideoSampleDescription sampleDescription = sampleDescriptions.get(0);
 
         QuickTimeDictionary.setLookup(QuickTimeVideoDirectory.TAG_VENDOR, sampleDescription.vendor, directory);