diff --git a/ocr.py b/ocr.py
index 36402fad6fdcafd2352194ee30d8148932fcc238..1a54ce22ee09d8c4f648f03b5a974b2ed229e941 100644
--- a/ocr.py
+++ b/ocr.py
@@ -23,4 +23,8 @@ os.makedirs(result_dir, exist_ok=True)
 @ocr.route("/process", methods=["POST"])
 def ocr_inference():
     if "file" not in request.files:
-        return jsonify({"error": "No file provided"}), 400
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+        return jsonify({"error": "No file provided"}), 400
+        
+    file = request.files["file"]
+    if file.filename == "":
+        return jsonify({"error": "No selected file"}), 400
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