diff --git a/lang/en b/lang/en
index 228458057..1a26a6b67 100644
--- a/lang/en
+++ b/lang/en
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ progress_incache=Found $1 in cache ..
 readparse_cdheader=Missing Content-Disposition header
 readparse_enc=Expecting form-data encoding, but got normal encoding
 readparse_max=Data exceeded maximum size of $1 bytes
+readparse_nofile=Missing filename for upload
 
 password_expired=Your password has expired, and a new one must be chosen.
 password_temp=You must select a new password to replace your temporary login.
diff --git a/web-lib-funcs.pl b/web-lib-funcs.pl
index 63a743efa..910100c45 100755
--- a/web-lib-funcs.pl
+++ b/web-lib-funcs.pl
@@ -855,10 +855,11 @@ while(1) {
 	my $data = "";
 	my $dfile;
 	my $fh;
-	if ($direct_dir && $file) {
+	if ($direct_dir) {
 		# Save directly to disk
 		$file =~ /([^\\\/]+)$/;
 		my $filename = $1;
+		$filename || &error($text{'readparse_nofile'});
 		my $uppath = "$direct_dir/$filename";
 		open($fh, ">", $uppath) || next;
 		# Return file name, no data