diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_dav_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_dav_module.c
index dbb17ac..a97c60e 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_dav_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_dav_module.c
@@ -209,6 +209,11 @@
     ngx_ext_rename_file_t     ext;
     ngx_http_dav_loc_conf_t  *dlcf;
 
+    if (r->request_body == NULL || r->request_body->temp_file == NULL) {
+        ngx_http_finalize_request(r, NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
+        return;
+    }
+
     ngx_http_map_uri_to_path(r, &path, &root, 0);
 
     path.len--;