diff --git a/src/com/android/browser/FetchUrlMimeType.java b/src/com/android/browser/FetchUrlMimeType.java
index 07c9b93..33b5808 100644
--- a/src/com/android/browser/FetchUrlMimeType.java
+++ b/src/com/android/browser/FetchUrlMimeType.java
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@
                        MimeTypeMap.getSingleton().getMimeTypeFromExtension(
                            MimeTypeMap.getFileExtensionFromUrl(mUri));
                if (newMimeType != null) {
+                   mimeType = newMimeType;
                    mRequest.setMimeType(newMimeType);
                }
            }