diff --git a/src/middleware.ts b/src/middleware.ts
index c13311719..69ac2d265 100644
--- a/src/middleware.ts
+++ b/src/middleware.ts
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@ export function middleware(request: NextRequest) {
 
 // Applies this middleware only to specific paths
 export const config = {
-  matcher: '/((?!api|static|.*\\..*|_next).*)',
+  matcher:
+    '/((?!api|static|_next|favicon\\.ico|.*\\.(?:png|jp?eg|gif|webp|svg|ico|riv)).*)',
 };