diff --git a/syndicate-server/src/services/http_router.rs b/syndicate-server/src/services/http_router.rs
index 2e98e7d..21367cf 100644
--- a/syndicate-server/src/services/http_router.rs
+++ b/syndicate-server/src/services/http_router.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use crate::schemas::internal_services::HttpStaticFileServer;
 use syndicate_macros::during;
 
 lazy_static::lazy_static! {
-    pub static ref MIME_TABLE: Map<String, String> = load_mime_table("/etc/mime.types").expect("MIME table");
+    pub static ref MIME_TABLE: Map<String, String> = load_mime_table("/etc/mime.types").unwrap_or_default();
 }
 
 pub fn load_mime_table(path: &str) -> Result<Map<String, String>, std::io::Error> {