diff --git a/plugin/core/types.py b/plugin/core/types.py
index 0bde33dc3..74c29bd93 100644
--- a/plugin/core/types.py
+++ b/plugin/core/types.py
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ def map_uri_on_payload(self, payload: Any, is_from_client_to_server: bool) -> An
             for i, v in enumerate(payload):
                 payload[i] = self.map_uri_on_payload(v, is_from_client_to_server)
 
-        if isinstance(payload, str) and payload.startswith("file://"):
+        if isinstance(payload, str) and payload.startswith("file://") and self.path_maps:
             for path_map in self.path_maps:
                 path, mapped = path_map.map_from_local_to_remote(payload) if is_from_client_to_server else \
                                path_map.map_from_remote_to_local(payload)