diff --git a/web/packages/media/file-metadata.ts b/web/packages/media/file-metadata.ts
index 528696e977..38ab2e41fb 100644
--- a/web/packages/media/file-metadata.ts
+++ b/web/packages/media/file-metadata.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { FileType } from "./file-type";
+import { FileType } from "./file-type";
 
 /**
  * Information about the file that never changes post upload.
diff --git a/web/packages/media/file-type.ts b/web/packages/media/file-type.ts
index a65c1ab341..5efcb4f0e6 100644
--- a/web/packages/media/file-type.ts
+++ b/web/packages/media/file-type.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,15 @@ export enum FileType {
      * containing both the parts.
      */
     livePhoto = 2,
+    /**
+     * An unknown file type.
+     *
+     * The exact value here doesn't matter (and won't likely match what we get
+     * from remote). This instead is serving as a placeholder, forcing us to
+     * deal with the scenario that an EnteFile's type can be different from one
+     * of the above.
+     */
+    other = 3,
 }
 
 export interface FileTypeInfo {