diff --git a/packages/api/src/resolvers/article/index.ts b/packages/api/src/resolvers/article/index.ts
index 157e4b489..d9706bdfa 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/resolvers/article/index.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/resolvers/article/index.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../utils/parser'
 import { parseSearchQuery, SortBy, SortOrder } from '../../utils/search'
 import {
-  contentReaderForPageType,
+  contentReaderForPage,
   getStorageFileDetails,
   makeStorageFilePublic,
 } from '../../utils/uploads'
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ export const searchResolver = authorized<
         ...r,
         image: r.image && createImageProxyUrl(r.image, 260, 260),
         isArchived: !!r.archivedAt,
-        contentReader: contentReaderForPageType(r.pageType),
+        contentReader: contentReaderForPage(r.pageType, r.uploadFileId),
         originalArticleUrl: r.url,
         publishedAt: validatedDate(r.publishedAt),
         ownedByViewer: r.userId === claims.uid,
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ export const typeaheadSearchResolver = authorized<
   const results = await searchAsYouType(claims.uid, query, first || undefined)
   const items: TypeaheadSearchItem[] = results.map((r) => ({
     ...r,
-    contentReader: contentReaderForPageType(r.pageType),
+    contentReader: contentReaderForPage(r.pageType, r.uploadFileId),
   }))
 
   return { items }
@@ -1072,7 +1072,7 @@ export const updatesSinceResolver = authorized<
           ...p,
           image: p.image && createImageProxyUrl(p.image, 260, 260),
           isArchived: !!p.archivedAt,
-          contentReader: contentReaderForPageType(p.pageType),
+          contentReader: contentReaderForPage(p.pageType, p.uploadFileId),
         } as SearchItem,
         cursor: endCursor,
         itemID: p.id,
diff --git a/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts b/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts
index be95f5d15..0000cf4cf 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {
 import { userDataToUser, validatedDate, wordsCount } from '../utils/helpers'
 import { createImageProxyUrl } from '../utils/imageproxy'
 import {
-  contentReaderForPageType,
+  contentReaderForPage,
   generateDownloadSignedUrl,
   generateUploadFilePathName,
 } from '../utils/uploads'
@@ -468,8 +468,11 @@ export const functionResolvers = {
       })
       return !!page?.archivedAt || false
     },
-    contentReader(article: { pageType: PageType }) {
-      return contentReaderForPageType(article.pageType)
+    contentReader(article: {
+      pageType: PageType
+      uploadFileId: string | undefined
+    }) {
+      return contentReaderForPage(article.pageType, article.uploadFileId)
     },
     highlights(
       article: { id: string; userId?: string; highlights?: Highlight[] },
diff --git a/packages/api/src/services/speech.ts b/packages/api/src/services/speech.ts
index 34da9b489..d36fe66ab 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/services/speech.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/services/speech.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { Page, PageType } from '../elastic/types'
+import { Page } from '../elastic/types'
 import { ContentReader } from '../generated/graphql'
-import { contentReaderForPageType } from '../utils/uploads'
+import { contentReaderForPage } from '../utils/uploads'
 import { FeatureName, isOptedIn } from './features'
 
 /*
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ export const shouldSynthesize = async (
   page: Page
 ): Promise<boolean> => {
   if (
-    contentReaderForPageType(page.pageType) !== ContentReader.Web ||
+    contentReaderForPage(page.pageType, page.uploadFileId) !==
+      ContentReader.Web ||
     !page.content
   ) {
     // we don't synthesize files for now
diff --git a/packages/api/src/utils/uploads.ts b/packages/api/src/utils/uploads.ts
index 738704662..eeb1dfa0d 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/utils/uploads.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/utils/uploads.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,13 @@ import { File, GetSignedUrlConfig, Storage } from '@google-cloud/storage'
 import { env } from '../env'
 import { ContentReader, PageType } from '../generated/graphql'
 
-export const contentReaderForPageType = (pageType: PageType) => {
-  console.log('getting content reader: ', pageType)
+export const contentReaderForPage = (
+  pageType: PageType,
+  uploadFileId: string | null | undefined
+) => {
+  if (!uploadFileId) {
+    return ContentReader.Web
+  }
   switch (pageType) {
     case PageType.Book:
       return ContentReader.Epub
diff --git a/packages/api/test/utils/uploads.test.ts b/packages/api/test/utils/uploads.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a953191b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api/test/utils/uploads.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import 'mocha'
+import { expect } from 'chai'
+import 'chai/register-should'
+import { contentReaderForPage } from '../../src/utils/uploads'
+import { ContentReader, PageType } from '../../src/generated/graphql'
+
+describe('contentReaderForPage', () => {
+  it('returns web if there is no uploadFileId', () => {
+    const result = contentReaderForPage(PageType.Book, undefined)
+    expect(result).to.eq(ContentReader.Web)
+  })
+  it('returns Epub if there is an uploadFileId and type is book', () => {
+    const result = contentReaderForPage(PageType.Book, 'fakeUploadFileId')
+    expect(result).to.eq(ContentReader.Epub)
+  })
+  it('returns PDF if there is an uploadFileId and type is File', () => {
+    const result = contentReaderForPage(PageType.File, 'fakeUploadFileId')
+    expect(result).to.eq(ContentReader.Pdf)
+  })
+})