diff --git a/src/backend/providers/s5.ts b/src/backend/providers/s5.ts
index 6a1d22e..683584c 100644
--- a/src/backend/providers/s5.ts
+++ b/src/backend/providers/s5.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { ContentProvider } from "../types.js";
 import * as nodePath from "path";
 import { createClient } from "@lumeweb/kernel-s5-client";
+import { CID, CID_TYPES } from "@lumeweb/libs5";
 
 export default class S5Provider implements ContentProvider {
   private _client = createClient();
@@ -27,36 +28,35 @@ export default class S5Provider implements ContentProvider {
 
     let file;
 
-    try {
-      const meta = await this._client.stat(cid);
-      if (meta.type !== "web_app") {
+    switch (CID.decode(cid).type) {
+      case CID_TYPES.METADATA_WEBAPP:
+        const meta = await this._client.stat(cid);
+        if (!parsedPath.base.length || !parsedPath.ext.length) {
+          let found = false;
+          for (const indexFile of meta.tryFiles) {
+            urlPath = nodePath.join(urlPath, indexFile);
+            if (urlPath.startsWith("/")) {
+              urlPath = urlPath.substring(1);
+            }
+            if (urlPath in meta.paths) {
+              found = true;
+              break;
+            }
+          }
+
+          if (!found) {
+            throw new Error("404");
+          }
+          file = meta.paths[urlPath];
+        } else {
+          if (!(urlPath in meta.paths)) {
+            throw new Error("404");
+          }
+        }
+
+        break;
+      default:
         throw new Error("404");
-      }
-
-      if (!parsedPath.base.length || !parsedPath.ext.length) {
-        let found = false;
-        for (const indexFile of meta.tryFiles) {
-          urlPath = nodePath.join(urlPath, indexFile);
-          if (urlPath.startsWith("/")) {
-            urlPath = urlPath.substring(1);
-          }
-          if (urlPath in meta.paths) {
-            found = true;
-            break;
-          }
-        }
-
-        if (!found) {
-          throw new Error("404");
-        }
-        file = meta.paths[urlPath];
-      } else {
-        if (!(urlPath in meta.paths)) {
-          throw new Error("404");
-        }
-      }
-    } catch (e) {
-      throw new Error(err);
     }
 
     const headers: HeadersInit = {};