diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index d44a291..1787048 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 kotlin.code.style=official
 group=com.mineinabyss
-version=3.1.0-alpha.3
+version=3.1.0-alpha.4
 idofrontVersion=0.25.6
diff --git a/keepup-api/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/keepup/api/KeepupDownloader.kt b/keepup-api/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/keepup/api/KeepupDownloader.kt
index 4d47eae..41cd85a 100644
--- a/keepup-api/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/keepup/api/KeepupDownloader.kt
+++ b/keepup-api/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/keepup/api/KeepupDownloader.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import com.mineinabyss.keepup.downloads.github.GithubConfig
 import com.mineinabyss.keepup.downloads.parsing.DownloadParser
 import com.mineinabyss.keepup.downloads.parsing.DownloadSource
 import com.mineinabyss.keepup.similarfiles.SimilarFileChecker
+import com.mineinabyss.keepup.type_checker.FileTypeChecker.SYSTEM_SUPPORTS_FILE
 import io.ktor.client.*
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ class KeepupDownloader(
         dest: Path,
         scope: CoroutineScope,
     ): ReceiveChannel<DownloadResult> = scope.produce(Dispatchers.IO) {
+        SYSTEM_SUPPORTS_FILE // check if system supports file command
         val similarFileChecker = if (config.ignoreSimilar) SimilarFileChecker(dest) else null
         val downloader = DownloadParser(
             failAllDownloads = config.failAllDownloads,
diff --git a/keepup-api/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/keepup/downloads/parsing/DownloadParser.kt b/keepup-api/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/keepup/downloads/parsing/DownloadParser.kt
index 2a99f35..3c38a43 100644
--- a/keepup-api/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/keepup/downloads/parsing/DownloadParser.kt
+++ b/keepup-api/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/keepup/downloads/parsing/DownloadParser.kt
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class DownloadParser(
                 val expectedFileType = source.expectedType
                 if (it !is DownloadResult.HasFiles || expectedFileType == null) return@map it
                 val type = FileTypeChecker.getType(it.file)
-                if (type == expectedFileType) it
+                if (type == null || type == expectedFileType) it
                 else DownloadResult.Failure(
                     "Downloaded file type didn't match expected, got $type, expected $expectedFileType",
                     it.keyInConfig
diff --git a/keepup-api/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/keepup/type_checker/FileTypeChecker.kt b/keepup-api/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/keepup/type_checker/FileTypeChecker.kt
index 8843b02..37cf7e0 100644
--- a/keepup-api/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/keepup/type_checker/FileTypeChecker.kt
+++ b/keepup-api/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/keepup/type_checker/FileTypeChecker.kt
@@ -1,11 +1,24 @@
 package com.mineinabyss.keepup.type_checker
 
+import com.github.ajalt.mordant.rendering.TextColors
 import com.lordcodes.turtle.shellRun
+import com.mineinabyss.keepup.helpers.MSG
+import com.mineinabyss.keepup.t
 import java.nio.file.Path
 import kotlin.io.path.absolutePathString
 
 object FileTypeChecker {
-    fun getType(file: Path): FileType {
+    val SYSTEM_SUPPORTS_FILE by lazy {
+        runCatching {
+            shellRun("command", listOf("-v", "file"))
+        }.onFailure {
+            t.println("${MSG.warn} ${TextColors.yellow("System does not support file command, file type checking will be disabled")}")
+        }.isSuccess
+    }
+
+    fun getType(file: Path): FileType? {
+        if (!SYSTEM_SUPPORTS_FILE) return null
+
         val result = shellRun("file", listOf("-b", file.absolutePathString()))
         return when {
             result.startsWith("Java archive data") || result.startsWith("Zip archive data") -> FileType.Archive