diff --git a/VoidCat/Controllers/BaseDownloadController.cs b/VoidCat/Controllers/BaseDownloadController.cs
index 1ce1c7b..f585f71 100644
--- a/VoidCat/Controllers/BaseDownloadController.cs
+++ b/VoidCat/Controllers/BaseDownloadController.cs
@@ -90,13 +90,13 @@ public abstract class BaseDownloadController : Controller
 
     protected async Task<VoidFileResponse?> SetupDownload(Guid id)
     {
-        var meta = await _fileInfo.Get(id, false);
+        var meta = await _fileInfo.Get(id, true);
         if (meta == null)
         {
             Response.StatusCode = 404;
             return default;
         }
-        
+
         if (meta.Uploader?.IsNostr ?? false)
         {
             Response.StatusCode = (int)HttpStatusCode.Redirect;
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ public abstract class BaseDownloadController : Controller
             return default;
         }
 
+        if (meta.Uploader != default)
+        {
+            meta.Uploader = meta.Uploader!.PublicProfile ? meta.Uploader : null;
+        }
+
         return await CheckDownload(meta);
     }
 
diff --git a/VoidCat/Model/VoidFile.cs b/VoidCat/Model/VoidFile.cs
index 8627161..4c070a0 100644
--- a/VoidCat/Model/VoidFile.cs
+++ b/VoidCat/Model/VoidFile.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ public class VoidFileResponse
     public Guid Id { get; init; }
     public VoidFileMeta Metadata { get; init; } = null!;
     public Paywall? Payment { get; init; }
-    public ApiUser? Uploader { get; init; }
+    public ApiUser? Uploader { get; set; }
     public Bandwidth? Bandwidth { get; init; }
     public VirusStatus? VirusScan { get; init; }
 }