diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/video/VideoFormat.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/video/VideoFormat.java
index fabdc68b75779802943508a0099cecd8b677fb6b..36285bd3a9a857cd483ccbe811605913fb963dfd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/video/VideoFormat.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/video/VideoFormat.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import org.apache.commons.io.FilenameUtils;
 import org.olat.core.logging.OLog;
 import org.olat.core.logging.Tracing;
+import org.olat.core.util.StringHelper;
 
 /**
  * 
@@ -55,15 +56,15 @@ public enum VideoFormat {
 	}
 	
 	public static VideoFormat secureValueOf(String val) {
-		if("zip".equals(val)) {
-			return VideoFormat.mp4;// why was zip a format???
-		}
-		
 		for(VideoFormat format:values()) {
 			if(format.name().equals(val)) {
 				return format;
 			}
 		}
+		// catch zip, mov and other exotic format
+		if(StringHelper.containsNonWhitespace(val)) {
+			return VideoFormat.mp4;// convert at the end all unkown format
+		}
 		return null;
 	}
 	
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/olat/modules/video/VideoFormatTest.java b/src/test/java/org/olat/modules/video/VideoFormatTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9739ad8901b9eeecc144591a2531cd0f8345e9e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/olat/modules/video/VideoFormatTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/**
+ * <a href="http://www.openolat.org">
+ * OpenOLAT - Online Learning and Training</a><br>
+ * <p>
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); <br>
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.<br>
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at the
+ * <a href="http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0">Apache homepage</a>
+ * <p>
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,<br>
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, <br>
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. <br>
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and <br>
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * <p>
+ * Initial code contributed and copyrighted by<br>
+ * frentix GmbH, http://www.frentix.com
+ * <p>
+ */
+package org.olat.modules.video;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collection;
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.junit.runners.Parameterized;
+import org.junit.runners.Parameterized.Parameters;
+
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * Initial date: 5 avr. 2019<br>
+ * @author srosse, stephane.rosse@frentix.com, http://www.frentix.com
+ *
+ */
+@RunWith(Parameterized.class)
+public class VideoFormatTest {
+	
+	@Parameters
+    public static Collection<Object[]> data() {
+        return Arrays.asList(new Object[][] {
+                { "mov", VideoFormat.mp4 },
+                { "zip", VideoFormat.mp4 },
+                { "somethingelse", VideoFormat.mp4 },
+                { "youtube", VideoFormat.youtube },
+                { "vimeo", VideoFormat.vimeo },
+                { "panopto", VideoFormat.panopto },
+                { "mp4", VideoFormat.mp4 },
+                { null, null }
+        });
+    }
+    
+    private String format;
+    private VideoFormat expectedFormat;
+    
+    public VideoFormatTest(String format, VideoFormat expectedFormat) {
+    	this.format = format;
+    	this.expectedFormat = expectedFormat;
+    }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void conve() {
+    	VideoFormat formatEnum = VideoFormat.secureValueOf(format);
+    	Assert.assertEquals(expectedFormat, formatEnum);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/olat/test/AllTestsJunit4.java b/src/test/java/org/olat/test/AllTestsJunit4.java
index 090a9d137cec0fc6b041e4e557225e68888c260f..c84e88cc6af77250ce6a5ca9c04b247e2c3cdf9d 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/olat/test/AllTestsJunit4.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/olat/test/AllTestsJunit4.java
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ import org.junit.runners.Suite;
 	org.olat.modules.taxonomy.manager.TaxonomyLevelTypeDAOTest.class,
 	org.olat.modules.taxonomy.manager.TaxonomyCompetenceDAOTest.class,
 	org.olat.modules.taxonomy.manager.TaxonomyCompetenceAuditLogDAOTest.class,
+	org.olat.modules.video.VideoFormatTest.class,
 	org.olat.modules.video.manager.VideoTranscodingDAOTest.class,
 	org.olat.modules.video.manager.VideoMetadataDAOTest.class,
 	org.olat.modules.video.manager.VideoXStreamTest.class,