diff --git a/lib/Classifiers/Classifier.php b/lib/Classifiers/Classifier.php
index b46c01d46..d35065823 100644
--- a/lib/Classifiers/Classifier.php
+++ b/lib/Classifiers/Classifier.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 use OCA\Recognize\Service\QueueService;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Services\IAppConfig;
 use OCP\DB\Exception;
+use OCP\Encryption\Exceptions\GenericEncryptionException;
 use OCP\Files\File;
 use OCP\Files\InvalidPathException;
 use OCP\Files\IRootFolder;
@@ -140,6 +141,14 @@ public function classifyFiles(string $model, array $queueFiles, int $timeout): \
 					$this->logger->warning($e->getMessage(), ['exception' => $e]);
 				}
 				continue;
+			} catch (GenericEncryptionException $e) {
+				$this->logger->warning('Could not load encrypted file', ['exception' => $e]);
+				try {
+					$this->queue->removeFromQueue($model, $queueFile);
+				} catch (Exception $e) {
+					$this->logger->warning($e->getMessage(), ['exception' => $e]);
+				}
+				continue;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -261,6 +270,7 @@ public function classifyFiles(string $model, array $queueFiles, int $timeout): \
 	 * @param \OCP\Files\Node $file
 	 * @return string Path to file to process
 	 * @throws \OCP\Files\NotFoundException
+	 * @throws GenericEncryptionException
 	 */
 	private function getConvertedFilePath(Node $file): string {
 		if (!$file instanceof File) {
@@ -292,9 +302,9 @@ private function getConvertedFilePath(Node $file): string {
 			if ($imageType > 0) {
 				$this->logger->debug('generating preview of ' . $file->getId() . ' with dimension ' . self::TEMP_FILE_DIMENSION . ' using gdlib');
 				return $this->generatePreviewWithGD($path);
-			} else {
-				return $path;
 			}
+
+			return $path;
 		} catch (\Throwable $e) {
 			$this->logger->warning('Failed to generate preview of ' . $file->getId() . ' with dimension ' . self::TEMP_FILE_DIMENSION . ' with gdlib: ' . $e->getMessage());
 			return $path;