diff --git a/xmpp_tg/__init__.py b/xmpp_tg/__init__.py
index 573e21c..1874bf8 100644
--- a/xmpp_tg/__init__.py
+++ b/xmpp_tg/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 from xmpp_tg.xmpp import XMPPTelegram
 
-__version__ = '0.3.3'
+__version__ = '0.3.4'
diff --git a/xmpp_tg/xmpp.py b/xmpp_tg/xmpp.py
index 3e740ab..8eed3fe 100644
--- a/xmpp_tg/xmpp.py
+++ b/xmpp_tg/xmpp.py
@@ -146,14 +146,20 @@ class XMPPTelegram(ComponentXMPP):
                         tg_peer = InputPeerChannel(tg_id, self.tg_dialogs[jid]['supergroups'][tg_id].access_hash)
                         
                     if tg_peer:
+                        result = None 
+                        
                         # detect media
                         if msg.startswith('http') and re.match(r'(?:http\:|https\:)?\/\/.*\.(?:' + self.config['media_external_formats'] + ')', msg):
                             urls = re.findall(r'(?:http\:|https\:)?\/\/.*\.(?:' + self.config['media_external_formats'] + ')', msg)
                             message = msg.replace(urls[0], '')
                             media = InputMediaPhotoExternal(urls[0])
-                            result = self.tg_connections[jid].invoke(SendMediaRequest(tg_peer, media, message, random_id = generate_random_long(), reply_to_msg_id = reply_mid))                         
-                        # no media — plain message #
-                        else:
+                            try:
+                                result = self.tg_connections[jid].invoke(SendMediaRequest(tg_peer, media, message, random_id = generate_random_long(), reply_to_msg_id = reply_mid))
+                            except Exception:
+                                print('Media upload failed.')
+                                
+                        # media send failed. #
+                        if not result:
                             result = self.tg_connections[jid].invoke(SendMessageRequest(tg_peer, msg, generate_random_long(), reply_to_msg_id=reply_mid))
 
                         msg_id = None