diff --git a/server/src/plugin/media.ts b/server/src/plugin/media.ts
index 1a5b71323..88351b84b 100644
--- a/server/src/plugin/media.ts
+++ b/server/src/plugin/media.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import rimraf from "rimraf";
 
 function typeMatches(target: string, candidate: string): boolean {
     // candidate will accept anything
-    if (candidate === '*')
+    if (candidate === '*' || target === '*')
         return true;
     return target === candidate;
 }