diff --git a/BlueApp.js b/BlueApp.js
index 1e12de302..b969e61d6 100644
--- a/BlueApp.js
+++ b/BlueApp.js
@@ -885,7 +885,9 @@ class AppStorage {
   async deleteRealmFilesFromDefaultDirectory() {
     const documentsPath = RNFS.DocumentDirectoryPath; // Path to documents folder
     try {
+      if (!(await RNFS.exists(documentsPath))) return; // If the documents directory does not exist, return (nothing to delete
       const files = await RNFS.readDir(documentsPath); // Read all files in documents directory
+      if (Array.isArray(files) && files.length === 0) return; // If there are no files, return (nothing to delete
       const appRealmFiles = files.filter(
         file => file.name.endsWith('.realm') || file.name.endsWith('.realm.lock') || file.name.includes('.realm.management'),
       );