diff --git a/stores/__tests__/file-store.test.ts b/stores/__tests__/file-store.test.ts
index 651eb4a67..ec499372f 100644
--- a/stores/__tests__/file-store.test.ts
+++ b/stores/__tests__/file-store.test.ts
@@ -1019,3 +1019,20 @@ describe('file-store actions by id', () => {
     expect(useFileStore.getState().recentFiles.map(r => r.id)).toEqual(['2']);
   });
 });
+
+describe('file-store preview content', () => {
+  it('reads a file through the client, so the demo, which has no download URL, can preview it', async () => {
+    const client = makeMockClient([file('a', 'notes.txt', null)]);
+    Object.assign(client, {
+      getBlobDownloadUrl: () => 'data:application/octet-stream;demo-blob=b-a',
+      getAuthHeader: () => '',
+      fetchBlob: async (blobId: string) => new Blob([`content of ${blobId}`], { type: 'text/plain' }),
+    });
+    useFileStore.getState().initClient(client);
+    await useFileStore.getState().navigate(null);
+
+    const { blob, contentType } = await useFileStore.getState().getFileContent('notes.txt');
+    expect(await blob.text()).toBe('content of b-a');
+    expect(contentType).toBe('text/plain');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/stores/file-store.ts b/stores/file-store.ts
index 712bea0a1..bf4b1d832 100644
--- a/stores/file-store.ts
+++ b/stores/file-store.ts
@@ -1227,12 +1227,8 @@ export const useFileStore = create<FileState>((set, get) => ({
     const resource = resources.find(r => r.name === name);
     if (!resource?.blobId) throw new Error('No blob');
 
-    const url = client.getBlobDownloadUrl(resource.blobId, resource.name, resource.contentType);
-    const response = await fetch(url, {
-      headers: { 'Authorization': client.getAuthHeader() },
-    });
-    if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Failed to fetch file: ${response.status}`);
-    const blob = await response.blob();
+    // Through the client, like getImageUrl: the demo has no download URL to fetch.
+    const blob = await client.fetchBlob(resource.blobId, resource.name, resource.contentType);
     return { blob, contentType: resource.contentType || 'application/octet-stream' };
   },