diff --git a/ios/Video/RCTVideo.m b/ios/Video/RCTVideo.m
index 389e7b52..c4a055d2 100644
--- a/ios/Video/RCTVideo.m
+++ b/ios/Video/RCTVideo.m
@@ -467,6 +467,10 @@ static int const RCTVideoUnset = -1;
   bool shouldCache = [RCTConvert BOOL:[source objectForKey:@"shouldCache"]];
   NSString *uri = [source objectForKey:@"uri"];
   NSString *type = [source objectForKey:@"type"];
+  if (!uri || [uri isEqualToString:@""]) {
+    DebugLog(@"Could not find video URL in source '%@'", source);
+    return;
+  }
 
   NSURL *url = isNetwork || isAsset
     ? [NSURL URLWithString:uri]