diff --git a/apps/meteor/server/services/federation/infrastructure/matrix/Bridge.ts b/apps/meteor/server/services/federation/infrastructure/matrix/Bridge.ts
index b18c6f4d98653..bd30f23ed095a 100644
--- a/apps/meteor/server/services/federation/infrastructure/matrix/Bridge.ts
+++ b/apps/meteor/server/services/federation/infrastructure/matrix/Bridge.ts
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ export class MatrixBridge implements IFederationBridge {
 	}
 
 	public async getReadStreamForFileFromUrl(externalUserId: string, fileUrl: string): Promise<ReadableStream> {
-		const response = await fetch(this.convertMatrixUrlToHttp(externalUserId, fileUrl));
+		const response = await fetch(await this.convertMatrixUrlToHttp(externalUserId, fileUrl));
 		if (!response.body) {
 			throw new Error('Not able to download the file');
 		}