diff --git a/src/Infrastructure/BotSharp.Core/Instructs/Services/InstructService.Execute.cs b/src/Infrastructure/BotSharp.Core/Instructs/Services/InstructService.Execute.cs
index cceb7bba..c22ac27c 100644
--- a/src/Infrastructure/BotSharp.Core/Instructs/Services/InstructService.Execute.cs
+++ b/src/Infrastructure/BotSharp.Core/Instructs/Services/InstructService.Execute.cs
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ public partial class InstructService
             }
 
             IFileLlmProcessor? fileProcessor = null;
-            if (!files.IsNullOrEmpty() && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(fileOptions?.FileLlmProcessorProvider))
+            if (!files.IsNullOrEmpty() && fileOptions != null)
             {
                 fileProcessor = _services.GetServices<IFileLlmProcessor>()
-                                         .FirstOrDefault(x => x.Provider.IsEqualTo(fileOptions?.FileLlmProcessorProvider));
+                                         .FirstOrDefault(x => x.Provider.IsEqualTo(fileOptions.FileLlmProcessorProvider));
             }
 
             if (fileProcessor != null)