diff --git a/src/org/dclermonte/siba/model/SibaUtils.java b/src/org/dclermonte/siba/model/SibaUtils.java
index 24b3b71..a7fed24 100644
--- a/src/org/dclermonte/siba/model/SibaUtils.java
+++ b/src/org/dclermonte/siba/model/SibaUtils.java
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ public class SibaUtils
 	public static String loadMD5Sum(final File choosenFile) throws IOException
 	{
 		String result;
-		result = "";
 
 		if (choosenFile.exists() && (choosenFile.length() > 32))
 		{
@@ -57,6 +56,10 @@ public class SibaUtils
 			result = line.substring(0, 32);
 			fileReader.close();
 		}
+		else
+		{
+			result = "";
+		}
 
 		//
 		return result;
@@ -124,7 +127,7 @@ public class SibaUtils
 	{
 		File result;
 
-		result = null;
+		// result = null;
 		if (choosenFile.exists() && (choosenFile.length() > 32))
 		{
 			FileReader fileReader = new FileReader(choosenFile);
@@ -142,8 +145,12 @@ public class SibaUtils
 				String path = System.getProperty("user.dir");
 				result = new File(path + "/" + fileNameToString);
 			}
-		}
 
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			result = null;
+		}
 		//
 		return result;
 	}