diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/VideosController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/VideosController.cs
index 0ce62186b0..fb02ec9617 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/VideosController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/VideosController.cs
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
         {
             var isHeadRequest = Request.Method == System.Net.WebRequestMethods.Http.Head;
             var cancellationTokenSource = new CancellationTokenSource();
-            var streamingRequest = new StreamingRequestDto
+            var streamingRequest = new VideoRequestDto
             {
                 Id = itemId,
                 Container = container,
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/FileStreamResponseHelpers.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/FileStreamResponseHelpers.cs
index 96e90d38fc..a463783e00 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/FileStreamResponseHelpers.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/FileStreamResponseHelpers.cs
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Helpers
                 return controller.NoContent();
             }
 
-            using var stream = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
-            return controller.File(stream, contentType);
+            return controller.PhysicalFile(path, contentType);
         }
 
         /// <summary>