diff --git a/VoidCat/Controllers/BaseDownloadController.cs b/VoidCat/Controllers/BaseDownloadController.cs
index f585f71..6126aa9 100644
--- a/VoidCat/Controllers/BaseDownloadController.cs
+++ b/VoidCat/Controllers/BaseDownloadController.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,19 @@ public abstract class BaseDownloadController : Controller
             await t.EncodeToAsync(Response.Body);
             return;
         }
+        
+        if (voidFile.Uploader?.IsNostr ?? false)
+        {
+            Response.StatusCode = (int)HttpStatusCode.Redirect;
+            Response.Headers.Location = $"https://files.v0l.io/{voidFile.Metadata.Digest}";
+            return;
+        }
 
+        if (voidFile.Uploader != default)
+        {
+            voidFile.Uploader = voidFile.Uploader!.PublicProfile ? voidFile.Uploader : null;
+        }
+        
         var egressReq = new EgressRequest(gid, GetRanges(Request, (long)voidFile!.Metadata!.Size));
         if (egressReq.Ranges.Count() > 1)
         {
@@ -97,18 +109,6 @@ public abstract class BaseDownloadController : Controller
             return default;
         }
 
-        if (meta.Uploader?.IsNostr ?? false)
-        {
-            Response.StatusCode = (int)HttpStatusCode.Redirect;
-            Response.Headers.Location = $"https://files.v0l.io/{meta.Metadata.Digest}";
-            return default;
-        }
-
-        if (meta.Uploader != default)
-        {
-            meta.Uploader = meta.Uploader!.PublicProfile ? meta.Uploader : null;
-        }
-
         return await CheckDownload(meta);
     }