diff --git a/api/index.js b/api/index.js
index 70d3a30..77e4739 100644
--- a/api/index.js
+++ b/api/index.js
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ app.post("/run", express.json(), async (req, res, next) => {
   try {
     let type;
     if (object.path) {
-      type = object.type ? object.type : await magick.getType(object.path);
+      type = object.type;
+      if (!object.type) {
+        type = await magick.getType(object.path);
+      }
       if (!type) {
         return res.sendStatus(400);
       }
@@ -92,4 +95,4 @@ app.get("/image", (req, res) => {
 
 app.listen(port, () => {
   console.log(`Started image API on port ${port}.`);
-});
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+});
diff --git a/utils/image.js b/utils/image.js
index b03df0f..831b996 100644
--- a/utils/image.js
+++ b/utils/image.js
@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@ exports.check = (cmd) => {
 };
 
 exports.getType = async (image) => {
+  if (!image.startsWith("http")) {
+    imageType = await fileType.fromFile(image)
+    if (imageType && formats.includes(imageType.mime)) {
+      return imageType.mime;
+    }
+    return undefined
+  }
   let type;
   const controller = new AbortController();
   const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
@@ -86,4 +93,4 @@ exports.getType = async (image) => {
     clearTimeout(timeout);
   }
   return type;
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};