diff --git a/pkg/modules/avatar/upload/upload.go b/pkg/modules/avatar/upload/upload.go
index 2334019fb..357bc287d 100644
--- a/pkg/modules/avatar/upload/upload.go
+++ b/pkg/modules/avatar/upload/upload.go
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ func (p *Provider) GetAvatar(u *user.User, size int64) (avatar []byte, mimeType
 	}
 
 	avatar, err = ioutil.ReadAll(buf)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", err
+	}
 	cached[size] = avatar
 	err = keyvalue.Put(cacheKey, cached)
 	return avatar, f.Mime, err