diff --git a/src/main/java/kafdrop/util/ProtobufMessageDeserializer.java b/src/main/java/kafdrop/util/ProtobufMessageDeserializer.java
index ce8d84f4..8eb9554d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/kafdrop/util/ProtobufMessageDeserializer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/kafdrop/util/ProtobufMessageDeserializer.java
@@ -33,15 +33,12 @@ public class ProtobufMessageDeserializer implements MessageDeserializer {
   private String topic;
   private String fullDescFile;
   private String msgTypeName;
-  private String descFileName;
 
   private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ProtobufMessageDeserializer.class);
 
   public ProtobufMessageDeserializer(String topic, String fullDescFile, String msgTypeName) {
     this.topic = topic;
     this.fullDescFile = fullDescFile;
-    Path path = Paths.get(fullDescFile);
-    descFileName = path.getFileName().toString();
     this.msgTypeName = msgTypeName;
   }
 
@@ -49,48 +46,29 @@ public ProtobufMessageDeserializer(String topic, String fullDescFile, String msg
   public String deserializeMessage(ByteBuffer buffer) {
 
     try (InputStream input = new FileInputStream(new File(fullDescFile))) {
-      // LOG.info("decoding message: " +
-      // Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(buffer.array()));
-
       FileDescriptorSet set = FileDescriptorSet.parseFrom(input);
-      String protoFileName = descFileName.replace(".desc", ".proto");
 
-      Predicate<FileDescriptorProto> byName = desc -> protoFileName.equals(desc.getName());
-      var results = set.getFileList().stream().filter(byName).collect(Collectors.toList());
-      if (CollectionUtils.isEmpty(results)) {
-        final String errorMsg = "Can't find descriptor in provided descriptor file: " + protoFileName;
-        LOG.error(errorMsg);
-        throw new DeserializationException(errorMsg);
-      }
       List<FileDescriptor> descs = new ArrayList<>();
-
       for (FileDescriptorProto ffdp : set.getFileList()) {
         FileDescriptor fd = Descriptors.FileDescriptor.buildFrom(ffdp,
             (FileDescriptor[]) descs.toArray(new FileDescriptor[descs.size()]));
         descs.add(fd);
       }
 
-      Predicate<FileDescriptor> fdByName = desc -> protoFileName.equals(desc.getName());
-      var fd = descs.stream().filter(fdByName).collect(Collectors.toList()).get(0);
-
-      Predicate<Descriptor> byMsgTypeName = desc -> msgTypeName.equals(desc.getName());
+      final var descriptors = descs.stream().flatMap(desc -> desc.getMessageTypes().stream()).collect(Collectors.toList());
 
-      var msgTypes = fd.getMessageTypes().stream().filter(byMsgTypeName).collect(Collectors.toList());
-      if (CollectionUtils.isEmpty(msgTypes)) {
+      final var messageDescriptor = descriptors.stream().filter(desc -> msgTypeName.equals(desc.getName())).findFirst();
+      if (messageDescriptor.isEmpty()) {
         final String errorMsg = "Can't find specific message type: " + msgTypeName;
         LOG.error(errorMsg);
         throw new DeserializationException(errorMsg);
       }
-      Descriptor messageType = msgTypes.get(0);
-
-      DynamicMessage dMsg = DynamicMessage.parseFrom(messageType, CodedInputStream.newInstance(buffer));
+      DynamicMessage message = DynamicMessage.parseFrom(messageDescriptor.get(), CodedInputStream.newInstance(buffer));
 
-      JsonFormat.TypeRegistry typeRegistry = JsonFormat.TypeRegistry.newBuilder()
-        .add(descs.stream().flatMap(desc -> desc.getMessageTypes().stream()).collect(Collectors.toList()))
-        .build();
+      JsonFormat.TypeRegistry typeRegistry = JsonFormat.TypeRegistry.newBuilder().add(descriptors).build();
       Printer printer = JsonFormat.printer().usingTypeRegistry(typeRegistry);
 
-      return printer.print(dMsg).replaceAll("\n", ""); // must remove line break so it defaults to collapse mode
+      return printer.print(message).replaceAll("\n", ""); // must remove line break so it defaults to collapse mode
     } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
       final String errorMsg = "Couldn't open descriptor file: " + fullDescFile;
       LOG.error(errorMsg, e);
@@ -100,7 +78,7 @@ public String deserializeMessage(ByteBuffer buffer) {
       LOG.error(errorMsg, e);
       throw new DeserializationException(errorMsg);
     } catch (DescriptorValidationException e) {
-      final String errorMsg = "Can't compile proto message type" + msgTypeName;
+      final String errorMsg = "Can't compile proto message type: " + msgTypeName;
       LOG.error(errorMsg, e);
       throw new DeserializationException(errorMsg);
     }