diff --git a/lib/private/Blurhash/Listener/GenerateBlurhashMetadata.php b/lib/private/Blurhash/Listener/GenerateBlurhashMetadata.php
index 982693bcfe8c1..8faf462725149 100644
--- a/lib/private/Blurhash/Listener/GenerateBlurhashMetadata.php
+++ b/lib/private/Blurhash/Listener/GenerateBlurhashMetadata.php
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ public function handle(Event $event): void {
 			return;
 		}
 
+		// Preview are disabled, so we skip generating the blurhash.
+		if (!$this->preview->isAvailable($file)) {
+			return;
+		}
+
 		$preview = $this->preview->getPreview($file, 64, 64, cacheResult: false);
 		$image = @imagecreatefromstring($preview->getContent());