diff --git a/src/services/import/zip.ts b/src/services/import/zip.ts
index 8f9285443..15d60482b 100644
--- a/src/services/import/zip.ts
+++ b/src/services/import/zip.ts
@@ -456,13 +456,12 @@ async function importZip(taskContext: TaskContext, fileBuffer: Buffer, importRoo
             return;
         }
 
-        let { mime } = noteMeta ? noteMeta : detectFileTypeAndMime(taskContext, filePath);
+        let { mime, type: detectedType } = noteMeta ? noteMeta : detectFileTypeAndMime(taskContext, filePath);
+        const type = resolveNoteType(detectedType);
         if (mime == null) {
             throw new Error("Unable to resolve mime type.");
         }
 
-        let type = resolveNoteType(noteMeta?.type);
-
         if (type !== 'file' && type !== 'image') {
             content = content.toString("utf-8");
         }