diff --git a/src/main/java/fr/insa/clavardator/ui/chat/MessageListItemController.java b/src/main/java/fr/insa/clavardator/ui/chat/MessageListItemController.java
index 2d40ced..aadcacd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/fr/insa/clavardator/ui/chat/MessageListItemController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/fr/insa/clavardator/ui/chat/MessageListItemController.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
 import java.awt.*;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.text.DateFormat;
 import java.util.ResourceBundle;
@@ -41,12 +42,7 @@ public class MessageListItemController implements Initializable {
 				FileMessage fileMessage = ((FileMessage) message);
 				text += "\n<" + fileMessage.getFileName() + ">";
 				button.setOnMouseClicked(event -> {
-					Desktop desktop = Desktop.getDesktop();
-					try {
-						desktop.open(new File(fileMessage.getPath()));
-					} catch (IOException e) {
-						e.printStackTrace();
-					}
+					openFile(fileMessage.getPath());
 				});
 			}
 			button.setText(text);
@@ -62,6 +58,18 @@ public class MessageListItemController implements Initializable {
 		}
 	}
 
+	public void openFile(String path) {
+		if (Desktop.isDesktopSupported()) {
+			new Thread(() -> {
+				try {
+					Desktop.getDesktop().open(new File(path));
+				} catch (IOException e) {
+					e.printStackTrace();
+				}
+			}).start();
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Removes any style applied to the background
 	 */