diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/ora_staff_grader/serializers.py b/lms/djangoapps/ora_staff_grader/serializers.py
index 525fe7cc393e..5ba77d5fef65 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/ora_staff_grader/serializers.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/ora_staff_grader/serializers.py
@@ -268,6 +268,9 @@ def get_download_url(self, obj):
         """
         Get the representation for SerializerMethodField `downloadUrl`
         """
+        if not obj.get("download_url"):
+            return ""
+
         return urljoin(settings.LMS_ROOT_URL, obj.get("download_url"))
 
 
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/ora_staff_grader/tests/test_serializers.py b/lms/djangoapps/ora_staff_grader/tests/test_serializers.py
index d6f4abcd5b83..e03fd81dec6d 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/ora_staff_grader/tests/test_serializers.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/ora_staff_grader/tests/test_serializers.py
@@ -503,6 +503,24 @@ def test_uploaded_file_serializer_with_full_url(self):
         }
         assert data == expected_value
 
+    def test_no_download_url(self):
+        """Test UploadedFileSerializer in the case where a URL was not found"""
+        input_data = {
+            "download_url": "",
+            "description": "Test description",
+            "name": "Test name",
+            "size": 78222,
+        }
+
+        data = UploadedFileSerializer(input_data).data
+        expected_value = {
+            "downloadUrl": "",
+            "description": input_data["description"],
+            "name": input_data["name"],
+            "size": input_data["size"],
+        }
+        assert data == expected_value
+
 
 @ddt.ddt
 class TestResponseSerializer(TestCase):