diff --git a/src/utils/MegolmExportEncryption.js b/src/utils/MegolmExportEncryption.js
index 4745aad017..27c6ede937 100644
--- a/src/utils/MegolmExportEncryption.js
+++ b/src/utils/MegolmExportEncryption.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export function decryptMegolmKeyFile(data, password) {
     }
 
     const ciphertextLength = body.length-(1+16+16+4+32);
-    if (body.length < 0) {
+    if (ciphertextLength < 0) {
         throw new Error('Invalid file: too short');
     }
 
diff --git a/test/utils/MegolmExportEncryption-test.js b/test/utils/MegolmExportEncryption-test.js
index 28752ae529..0c49fd48d1 100644
--- a/test/utils/MegolmExportEncryption-test.js
+++ b/test/utils/MegolmExportEncryption-test.js
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ describe('MegolmExportEncryption', function() {
                 .toThrow('Trailer line not found');
         });
 
+        it('should handle a too-short body', function() {
+            const input=stringToArray(`-----BEGIN MEGOLM SESSION DATA-----
+AXNhbHRzYWx0c2FsdHNhbHSIiIiIiIiIiIiIiIiIiIiIAAAACmIRUW2OjZ3L2l6j9h0lHlV3M2dx
+cissyYBxjsfsAn
+-----END MEGOLM SESSION DATA-----
+`);
+            expect(()=>{MegolmExportEncryption.decryptMegolmKeyFile(input, '')})
+                .toThrow('Invalid file: too short');
+        });
+
         it('should decrypt a range of inputs', function(done) {
             function next(i) {
                 if (i >= TEST_VECTORS.length) {