diff --git a/src/Http/Controllers/DownloadMediaController.php b/src/Http/Controllers/DownloadMediaController.php
index b3eb7c93..64940bc9 100644
--- a/src/Http/Controllers/DownloadMediaController.php
+++ b/src/Http/Controllers/DownloadMediaController.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class DownloadMediaController extends Controller
     public function show($mediaId)
     {
         $model = config('media-library.media_model') ?: Media;
-        $file = $model::find($mediaId);
+        $file = $model::findOrFail($mediaId);
 
         abort_unless($file->uuid === request()->get('uuid'), 403);