diff --git a/src/Utils/messages-media.ts b/src/Utils/messages-media.ts
index 83ec34c0..9dd82d72 100644
--- a/src/Utils/messages-media.ts
+++ b/src/Utils/messages-media.ts
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ export const getHttpStream = async (url: string | URL, options: RequestInit & {
 	}
 
 	// @ts-ignore Node18+ Readable.fromWeb exists
-	return Readable.fromWeb(response.body as any)
+	return response.body instanceof Readable ? response.body : Readable.fromWeb(response.body as any)
 }
 
 type EncryptedStreamOptions = {