diff --git a/repository/googledocs/lib.php b/repository/googledocs/lib.php
index 3520254d96b..1ce0e1bdc15 100644
--- a/repository/googledocs/lib.php
+++ b/repository/googledocs/lib.php
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ class repository_googledocs extends repository {
                                    $storedfile->get_filepath(),
                                    $storedfile->get_filename());
 
-        if (empty($options['offline']) && $info->is_writable()) {
+        if (empty($options['offline']) && !empty($info) && $info->is_writable()) {
             // Add the current user as an OAuth writer.
             $systemauth = \core\oauth2\api::get_system_oauth_client($this->issuer);
 
diff --git a/repository/onedrive/lib.php b/repository/onedrive/lib.php
index 5e79d9bca96..73118a34230 100644
--- a/repository/onedrive/lib.php
+++ b/repository/onedrive/lib.php
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ class repository_onedrive extends repository {
                                    $storedfile->get_filepath(),
                                    $storedfile->get_filename());
 
-        if (empty($options['offline']) && $info->is_writable()) {
+        if (empty($options['offline']) && !empty($info) && $info->is_writable()) {
             // Add the current user as an OAuth writer.
             $systemauth = \core\oauth2\api::get_system_oauth_client($this->issuer);