diff --git a/libfic/file.go b/libfic/file.go
index 56c0d682..594f7ca5 100644
--- a/libfic/file.go
+++ b/libfic/file.go
@@ -393,7 +393,11 @@ func (f *EFile) CheckFileOnDisk() error {
 	if _, size, err := checkFileHash(path.Join(FilesDir, f.Path), f.Checksum); err != nil {
 		return err
 	} else if size == 0 {
-		return errors.New("empty file")
+		if _, _, err := checkFileHash(path.Join(FilesDir, f.Path+".gz"), f.Checksum); err != nil {
+			return errors.New("empty file")
+		} else {
+			return nil
+		}
 	} else {
 		return nil
 	}