diff --git a/app/models/uploaded_file.rb b/app/models/uploaded_file.rb
index 029929b..ab419bc 100644
--- a/app/models/uploaded_file.rb
+++ b/app/models/uploaded_file.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ class UploadedFile < Article
     title.blank? ? name : title
   end
 
+  def first_paragraph
+    ''
+  end
+
   def self.max_size
     UploadedFile.attachment_options[:max_size]
   end
diff --git a/test/unit/uploaded_file_test.rb b/test/unit/uploaded_file_test.rb
index c501d5f..19e11b1 100644
--- a/test/unit/uploaded_file_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/uploaded_file_test.rb
@@ -275,4 +275,16 @@ class UploadedFileTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_nil ActionTracker::Record.last(:conditions => { :verb => "upload_image" })
   end
 
+  should 'not crash if first paragraph called' do
+    f = fast_create(UploadedFile)
+    assert_nothing_raised do
+      f.first_paragraph
+    end
+  end
+
+  should 'return empty string to lead if no abstract given' do
+    f = fast_create(UploadedFile, :abstract => nil)
+    assert_equal '', f.lead
+  end
+
 end
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