From 875935ef9a2cffa13b99bc0bfb9341a75d5293f4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marc Mintel <marc@mintel.me>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2026 02:00:06 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix(middleware): exclude static assets from matcher to
 prevent 404s on images

---
 middleware.ts | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/middleware.ts b/middleware.ts
index 695ae3e4..ca97860d 100644
--- a/middleware.ts
+++ b/middleware.ts
@@ -92,5 +92,7 @@ export default function middleware(request: NextRequest) {
 }
 
 export const config = {
-  matcher: ['/((?!api|_next/static|_next/image|favicon.ico).*)'],
+  matcher: [
+    '/((?!api|_next/static|_next/image|favicon.ico|.*\\.(?:svg|png|jpg|jpeg|gif|webp|pdf|txt|vcf)$).*)',
+  ],
 };