diff --git a/lib/src/controllers/chat/ds_video_message_bubble.controller.dart b/lib/src/controllers/chat/ds_video_message_bubble.controller.dart
index 1d9af3c6..ec9b65a5 100644
--- a/lib/src/controllers/chat/ds_video_message_bubble.controller.dart
+++ b/lib/src/controllers/chat/ds_video_message_bubble.controller.dart
@@ -87,13 +87,14 @@ class DSVideoMessageBubbleController {
         final inputFilePath = await DSFileService.download(
           url,
           fileName,
-          path: mediaPath,
           httpHeaders: httpHeaders,
         );
 
         final session = await FFmpegKit.execute(
             '-hide_banner -y -i "$inputFilePath" "${outputFile.path}"');
 
+        File(inputFilePath!).delete();  
+
         final returnCode = await session.getReturnCode();
 
         if (!ReturnCode.isSuccess(returnCode)) {
diff --git a/lib/src/widgets/chat/video/ds_video_player.widget.dart b/lib/src/widgets/chat/video/ds_video_player.widget.dart
index e251ab32..6270c36a 100644
--- a/lib/src/widgets/chat/video/ds_video_player.widget.dart
+++ b/lib/src/widgets/chat/video/ds_video_player.widget.dart
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 import 'package:get/get.dart';
 
 import '../../../controllers/ds_video_player.controller.dart';
+import '../../../themes/colors/ds_colors.theme.dart';
+import '../../../themes/icons/ds_icons.dart';
 import '../../../themes/system_overlay/ds_system_overlay.style.dart';
 import '../../utils/ds_header.widget.dart';
 
@@ -73,9 +75,15 @@ class DSVideoPlayer extends StatelessWidget {
                         8.0,
                         8.0 + MediaQuery.of(context).padding.bottom,
                       ),
-                      child: Chewie(
-                        controller: controller.chewieController!,
-                      ),
+                      child: controller.chewieController == null
+                          ? const Icon(
+                              DSIcons.video_broken_outline,
+                              size: 80.0,
+                              color: DSColors.neutralDarkRooftop,
+                            )
+                          : Chewie(
+                              controller: controller.chewieController!,
+                            ),
                     ),
             ),
           ),