diff --git a/paste.html b/paste.html
index 3b47d34..0d2cf52 100644
--- a/paste.html
+++ b/paste.html
@@ -78,13 +78,18 @@
   }
 
   function update_file_status() {
+    const status = document.getElementById('file_stats');
+    if (this.files[0] === undefined) {
+      status.textContent = '0 bytes';
+      return;
+    }
     let bytes = this.files[0]?.size ?? 0;
     let size = bytes + ' bytes';
     const units = ['KiB', 'MiB', 'GiB', 'TiB'];
     for (let i = 0, approx = bytes / 1024; approx > 1; approx /= 1024, i++) {
       size = approx.toFixed(3) + ' ' + units[i];
     }
-    document.getElementById('file_size').textContent = `${this.files[0]?.type ?? 'application/application/octet-stream'}, ${size}`;
+    status.textContent = `${this.files[0]?.type ?? 'application/application/octet-stream'}, ${size}`;
   }
 
   function toggle_password() {