diff --git a/ts/util/downloadAttachment.ts b/ts/util/downloadAttachment.ts
index 0be52b9480bd..7ab95e8c2f4a 100644
--- a/ts/util/downloadAttachment.ts
+++ b/ts/util/downloadAttachment.ts
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ export async function downloadAttachment(
   try {
     downloaded = await doDownloadAttachment(server, migratedAttachment);
   } catch (error) {
-    // Attachments on the server expire after 30 days, then start returning 404
-    if (error && error.code === 404) {
+    // Attachments on the server expire after 30 days, then start returning 404 or 403
+    if (error && (error.code === 404 || error.code === 403)) {
       return null;
     }