diff --git a/pkg/handlers/archive.go b/pkg/handlers/archive.go
index 0b4a300fc..b93c3bdf5 100644
--- a/pkg/handlers/archive.go
+++ b/pkg/handlers/archive.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype"
-	"github.com/h2non/filetype"
 	"github.com/mholt/archiver/v4"
 
 	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/common"
@@ -122,15 +121,16 @@ func (a *Archive) openArchive(ctx logContext.Context, depth int, reader io.Reade
 const mimeTypeBufferSize = 512
 
 func (a *Archive) handleNonArchiveContent(ctx logContext.Context, reader io.Reader, archiveChan chan []byte) error {
-	bufReader := bufio.NewReaderSize(reader, mimeTypeBufferSize)
-	// A buffer of 512 bytes is used since many file formats store their magic numbers within the first 512 bytes.
-	// If fewer bytes are read, MIME type detection may still succeed.
-	buffer, err := bufReader.Peek(mimeTypeBufferSize)
-	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to read file for MIME type detection: %w", err)
+	mime, reader, err := determineMimeType(reader)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// If the MIME type is nil, the reader is non-nil it is likely a directory.
+	if mime == nil && reader != nil {
+		return nil
 	}
 
-	mime := mimetype.Detect(buffer)
 	mimeT := mimeType(mime.String())
 
 	if common.SkipFile(mime.Extension()) {
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func (a *Archive) handleNonArchiveContent(ctx logContext.Context, reader io.Read
 	}
 
 	chunkReader := sources.NewChunkReader()
-	chunkResChan := chunkReader(ctx, bufReader)
+	chunkResChan := chunkReader(ctx, reader)
 	for data := range chunkResChan {
 		if err := data.Error(); err != nil {
 			ctx.Logger().Error(err, "error reading chunk")
@@ -303,11 +303,12 @@ func ensureToolsForMimeType(mimeType mimeType) error {
 // If the file is specialized, the returned boolean is true with no error.
 // The caller is responsible for closing the returned reader.
 func (a *Archive) HandleSpecialized(ctx logContext.Context, reader io.Reader) (io.Reader, bool, error) {
-	mimeType, reader, err := determineMimeType(reader)
+	mime, reader, err := determineMimeType(reader)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, false, err
 	}
 
+	mimeType := mimeType(mime.String())
 	switch mimeType {
 	case arMimeType: // includes .deb files
 		if err := ensureToolsForMimeType(mimeType); err != nil {
@@ -413,10 +414,11 @@ func (a *Archive) handleNestedFileMIME(ctx logContext.Context, tempEnv tempEnv,
 	}
 	defer nestedFile.Close()
 
-	mimeType, reader, err := determineMimeType(nestedFile)
+	mime, reader, err := determineMimeType(nestedFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("unable to determine MIME type of nested filename: %s, %w", nestedFile.Name(), err)
 	}
+	mimeType := mimeType(mime.String())
 
 	switch mimeType {
 	case arMimeType, rpmMimeType:
@@ -434,25 +436,26 @@ func (a *Archive) handleNestedFileMIME(ctx logContext.Context, tempEnv tempEnv,
 
 // determineMimeType reads from the provided reader to detect the MIME type.
 // It returns the detected MIME type and a new reader that includes the read portion.
-func determineMimeType(reader io.Reader) (mimeType, io.Reader, error) {
+func determineMimeType(reader io.Reader) (*mimetype.MIME, io.Reader, error) {
+	bufReader := bufio.NewReaderSize(reader, mimeTypeBufferSize)
 	// A buffer of 512 bytes is used since many file formats store their magic numbers within the first 512 bytes.
 	// If fewer bytes are read, MIME type detection may still succeed.
-	buffer := make([]byte, 512)
-	n, err := reader.Read(buffer)
+	buffer, err := bufReader.Peek(mimeTypeBufferSize)
 	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
-		return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to read file for MIME type detection: %w", err)
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to read file for MIME type detection: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// Create a new reader that starts with the buffer we just read
-	// and continues with the rest of the original reader.
-	reader = io.MultiReader(bytes.NewReader(buffer[:n]), reader)
-
-	kind, err := filetype.Match(buffer)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to determine file type: %w", err)
+	if len(buffer) == 0 {
+		return nil, bufReader, nil
 	}
 
-	return mimeType(kind.MIME.Value), reader, nil
+	mime := mimetype.Detect(buffer)
+	mimeT := mimeType(mime.String())
+	if mimeT == "" {
+		return nil, bufReader, fmt.Errorf("unable to determine MIME type")
+	}
+
+	return mime, bufReader, nil
 }
 
 // handleExtractedFiles processes each file in the extracted directory using a provided handler function.
diff --git a/pkg/handlers/archive_test.go b/pkg/handlers/archive_test.go
index 6fe77f340..b5099ce27 100644
--- a/pkg/handlers/archive_test.go
+++ b/pkg/handlers/archive_test.go
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ func TestDetermineMimeType(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:       "Text file",
 			input:      bytes.NewReader(textBytes),
-			expected:   mimeType("text/plain"),
+			expected:   mimeType("text/plain; charset=utf-8"),
 			shouldFail: false,
 		},
 		{
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ func TestDetermineMimeType(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 
 			if !tt.shouldFail {
-				assert.Equal(t, tt.expected, mime)
+				assert.Equal(t, tt.expected, mimeType(mime.String()))
 			}
 
 			// Ensure the reader still contains all the original data.