diff --git a/src/services/typeDetectionService.ts b/src/services/typeDetectionService.ts
index 7208e8cae..184574dd8 100644
--- a/src/services/typeDetectionService.ts
+++ b/src/services/typeDetectionService.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,11 @@ export async function getFileType(
                 fileFormat,
             });
         }
-        throw Error(CustomError.INVALID_FILE_TYPE(fileFormat));
+        return {
+            fileType: FILE_TYPE.OTHERS,
+            exactType: fileFormat,
+            mimeType: receivedFile instanceof File ? receivedFile.type : null,
+        };
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/utils/error/index.ts b/src/utils/error/index.ts
index ce5f9306e..0a2047222 100644
--- a/src/utils/error/index.ts
+++ b/src/utils/error/index.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ export const CustomError = {
     HIDDEN_COLLECTION_SYNC_FILE_ATTEMPTED:
         'hidden collection sync file attempted',
     UNKNOWN_ERROR: 'Something went wrong, please try again',
-    INVALID_FILE_TYPE: (type: string) => `invalid file type- ${type}`,
 };
 
 function parseUploadErrorCodes(error) {