diff --git a/server/src/fs/download.rs b/server/src/fs/download.rs
index 657c547..9e5473a 100644
--- a/server/src/fs/download.rs
+++ b/server/src/fs/download.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use std::fs;
 use axum::{extract::Query, Extension};
 use axum_auth::AuthBearer;
 use homedisk_database::Database;
+use homedisk_types::errors::FsError;
 use homedisk_types::fs::upload::Pagination;
 use homedisk_types::{config::Config, errors::ServerError};
 
@@ -33,7 +34,8 @@ pub async fn handle(
     );
 
     // read file content
-    let content = fs::read(path).unwrap();
+    let content =
+        fs::read(path).map_err(|err| ServerError::FsError(FsError::ReadFile(err.to_string())))?;
 
     // send file content in Response
     Ok(content)
diff --git a/types/src/errors/fs.rs b/types/src/errors/fs.rs
index 1dafa04..9b20dfc 100644
--- a/types/src/errors/fs.rs
+++ b/types/src/errors/fs.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ pub enum Error {
     Base64(String),
     #[error("failed to read directory: {0}")]
     ReadDirectory(String),
+    #[error("failed to read file content: {0}")]
+    ReadFile(String),
     #[error("other error - {0}")]
     Other(String),
 }