diff --git a/src/main/java/net/dv8tion/jda/api/utils/FileUpload.java b/src/main/java/net/dv8tion/jda/api/utils/FileUpload.java
index 6ac2f7b5d1..ecd713b27a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/dv8tion/jda/api/utils/FileUpload.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/dv8tion/jda/api/utils/FileUpload.java
@@ -422,7 +422,10 @@ public FileUpload asVoiceMessage(@Nonnull MediaType mediaType, @Nonnull byte[] w
      */
     public boolean isVoiceMessage()
     {
-        return this.mediaType.type().equals("audio");
+        return this.mediaType.type().equals("audio")
+            && this.durationSeconds > 0.0
+            && this.waveform != null
+            && this.waveform.length > 0;
     }
 
     /**