diff --git a/frappe/utils/file_manager.py b/frappe/utils/file_manager.py
index 0da0052a67..4b296fcb14 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/file_manager.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/file_manager.py
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ def get_content_hash(content):
 
 def get_file_name(fname, optional_suffix):
 	n_records = frappe.db.sql("select name from `tabFile Data` where file_name=%s", fname)
-	if len(n_records) > 0 or os.path.exists(get_files_path(fname.encode('utf-8'))):
+	if len(n_records) > 0 or os.path.exists(get_files_path(fname).encode('utf-8')):
 		f = fname.rsplit('.', 1)
 		if len(f) == 1:
 			partial, extn = f[0], ""