diff --git a/lib/static.js b/lib/static.js
index a8371cf9..dc2b53ad 100644
--- a/lib/static.js
+++ b/lib/static.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class Static extends Place {
     const absPath = node.path.join(this.path, url);
     if (absPath.startsWith(this.path)) {
       const stat = await node.fsp.stat(absPath).catch(() => null);
-      if (!stat) return void transport.error(404);
+      if (!stat || !stat.isFile()) return void transport.error(404);
       const { size } = stat;
       const range = metarhia.metautil.parseRange(transport.req.headers.range);
       const { start, end = size - 1 } = range;
@@ -74,9 +74,6 @@ class Static extends Place {
       }
       const options = { start, end, size };
       const readable = node.fs.createReadStream(absPath, options);
-      readable.on('error', () => {
-        transport.error(404);
-      });
       return void transport.write(readable, 206, fileExt, options);
     }
     transport.error(404);