diff --git a/td/telegram/files/FileGenerateManager.cpp b/td/telegram/files/FileGenerateManager.cpp
index 476e523a..a03f3cc1 100644
--- a/td/telegram/files/FileGenerateManager.cpp
+++ b/td/telegram/files/FileGenerateManager.cpp
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ static Status check_mtime(std::string &conversion, CSlice original_path) {
   if (expected_mtime == actual_mtime) {
     return Status::OK();
   }
-  return Status::Error(PSLICE() << "File \"" << original_path
+  return Status::Error(PSLICE() << "FILE_GENERATE_LOCATION_INVALID: File \"" << original_path
                                 << "\" was modified: " << tag("expected modification time", expected_mtime)
                                 << tag("actual modification time", actual_mtime));
 }
diff --git a/td/telegram/files/FileManager.cpp b/td/telegram/files/FileManager.cpp
index 4ec68d6a..486b4579 100644
--- a/td/telegram/files/FileManager.cpp
+++ b/td/telegram/files/FileManager.cpp
@@ -2465,6 +2465,10 @@ void FileManager::on_error_impl(FileNodePtr node, FileManager::Query::Type type,
     }
   }
 
+  if (begins_with(status.message(), "FILE_GENERATE_LOCATION_INVALID")) {
+    node->set_generate_location(nullptr);
+  }
+
   if (status.message() == "FILE_UPLOAD_RESTART") {
     run_upload(node, {});
     return;