diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php
index bae0c4bc1..fb6b770ba 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php
@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@ class ApiV1Controller extends Controller
           'file.*'      => function() {
             return [
                 'required',
-                'mimes:' . config('pixelfed.media_types'),
+                'mimes:' . config_cache('pixelfed.media_types'),
                 'max:' . config_cache('pixelfed.max_photo_size'),
             ];
           },
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@ class ApiV1Controller extends Controller
 
         $photo = $request->file('file');
 
-        $mimes = explode(',', config('pixelfed.media_types'));
+        $mimes = explode(',', config_cache('pixelfed.media_types'));
         if(in_array($photo->getMimeType(), $mimes) == false) {
             abort(403, 'Invalid or unsupported mime type.');
         }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ComposeController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ComposeController.php
index 592d68fa1..1b9b5d3fe 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ComposeController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ComposeController.php
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class ComposeController extends Controller
 			'file.*' => function() {
 				return [
 					'required',
-					'mimes:' . config('pixelfed.media_types'),
+					'mimes:' . config_cache('pixelfed.media_types'),
 					'max:' . config_cache('pixelfed.max_photo_size'),
 				];
 			},
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class ComposeController extends Controller
 
 		$photo = $request->file('file');
 
-		$mimes = explode(',', config('pixelfed.media_types'));
+		$mimes = explode(',', config_cache('pixelfed.media_types'));
 
 		abort_if(in_array($photo->getMimeType(), $mimes) == false, 400, 'Invalid media format');
 
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class ComposeController extends Controller
 			'file' => function() {
 				return [
 					'required',
-					'mimes:' . config('pixelfed.media_types'),
+					'mimes:' . config_cache('pixelfed.media_types'),
 					'max:' . config_cache('pixelfed.max_photo_size'),
 				];
 			},
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/DirectMessageController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/DirectMessageController.php
index 55f2e1094..46f7673ef 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/DirectMessageController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/DirectMessageController.php
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ class DirectMessageController extends Controller
 			'file'      => function() {
 				return [
 					'required',
-					'mimes:' . config('pixelfed.media_types'),
+					'mimes:' . config_cache('pixelfed.media_types'),
 					'max:' . config_cache('pixelfed.max_photo_size'),
 				];
 			},
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ class DirectMessageController extends Controller
 		}
 		$photo = $request->file('file');
 
-		$mimes = explode(',', config('pixelfed.media_types'));
+		$mimes = explode(',', config_cache('pixelfed.media_types'));
 		if(in_array($photo->getMimeType(), $mimes) == false) {
 			abort(403, 'Invalid or unsupported mime type.');
 		}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/StoryController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/StoryController.php
index 76e5d599b..d93711819 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/StoryController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/StoryController.php
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class StoryController extends Controller
 
 	protected function storePhoto($photo, $user)
 	{
-		$mimes = explode(',', config('pixelfed.media_types'));
+		$mimes = explode(',', config_cache('pixelfed.media_types'));
 		if(in_array($photo->getMimeType(), [
 			'image/jpeg',
 			'image/png',
diff --git a/app/Util/ActivityPub/Helpers.php b/app/Util/ActivityPub/Helpers.php
index 512ca4268..c5c176fc3 100644
--- a/app/Util/ActivityPub/Helpers.php
+++ b/app/Util/ActivityPub/Helpers.php
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class Helpers {
 
 		$activity = $data['object'];
 
-		$mimeTypes = explode(',', config('pixelfed.media_types'));
+		$mimeTypes = explode(',', config_cache('pixelfed.media_types'));
 		$mediaTypes = in_array('video/mp4', $mimeTypes) ? ['Document', 'Image', 'Video'] : ['Document', 'Image'];
 
 		if(!isset($activity['attachment']) || empty($activity['attachment'])) {
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ class Helpers {
 		$attachments = isset($data['object']) ? $data['object']['attachment'] : $data['attachment'];
 		$user = $status->profile;
 		$storagePath = MediaPathService::get($user, 2);
-		$allowed = explode(',', config('pixelfed.media_types'));
+		$allowed = explode(',', config_cache('pixelfed.media_types'));
 
 		foreach($attachments as $media) {
 			$type = $media['mediaType'];
diff --git a/app/Util/ActivityPub/Inbox.php b/app/Util/ActivityPub/Inbox.php
index 79acff98c..524edc21f 100644
--- a/app/Util/ActivityPub/Inbox.php
+++ b/app/Util/ActivityPub/Inbox.php
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ class Inbox
         if(count($activity['attachment'])) {
             $photos = 0;
             $videos = 0;
-            $allowed = explode(',', config('pixelfed.media_types'));
+            $allowed = explode(',', config_cache('pixelfed.media_types'));
             $activity['attachment'] = array_slice($activity['attachment'], 0, config_cache('pixelfed.max_album_length'));
             foreach($activity['attachment'] as $a) {
                 $type = $a['mediaType'];
diff --git a/app/Util/Site/Config.php b/app/Util/Site/Config.php
index 870aed9f8..552af0ef3 100644
--- a/app/Util/Site/Config.php
+++ b/app/Util/Site/Config.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class Config {
 					'optimize_image' => config('pixelfed.optimize_image'),
 					'optimize_video' => config('pixelfed.optimize_video'),
 
-					'media_types' => config('pixelfed.media_types'),
+					'media_types' => config_cache('pixelfed.media_types'),
 					'enforce_account_limit' => config('pixelfed.enforce_account_limit')
 				],
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class Config {
 					'mobile_apis' => config('pixelfed.oauth_enabled'),
 					'circles' => false,
 					'stories' => config('instance.stories.enabled'),
-					'video'	=> Str::contains(config('pixelfed.media_types'), 'video/mp4'),
+					'video'	=> Str::contains(config_cache('pixelfed.media_types'), 'video/mp4'),
 					'import' => [
 						'instagram' => config('pixelfed.import.instagram.enabled'),
 						'mastodon' => false,