diff --git a/pkg/connector/handlematrix.go b/pkg/connector/handlematrix.go
index 050a126..dcc1d3c 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/handlematrix.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/handlematrix.go
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ func (tc *TwitterClient) HandleMatrixMessage(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.
 
 		uploadMediaParams := &payload.UploadMediaQuery{
 			MediaCategory: MSG_TYPE_TO_MEDIA_CATEGORY[content.MsgType],
+			MediaType:     content.Info.MimeType,
 		}
 		if content.Info.MimeType == "image/gif" {
 			uploadMediaParams.MediaCategory = "dm_gif"
diff --git a/pkg/twittermeow/client_test.go b/pkg/twittermeow/client_test.go
index 092d2f0..8aeee90 100644
--- a/pkg/twittermeow/client_test.go
+++ b/pkg/twittermeow/client_test.go
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func uploadAndSendImageTest(initialInboxData *response.XInboxData) {
 	}
 
 	uploadQuery := &payload.UploadMediaQuery{
-		MediaType:     payload.MEDIA_TYPE_IMAGE_JPEG,
+		MediaType:     "image/jpeg",
 		MediaCategory: payload.MEDIA_CATEGORY_DM_IMAGE,
 	}
 
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ func uploadAndSendGifTest(initialInboxData *response.XInboxData) {
 
 	uploadQuery := &payload.UploadMediaQuery{
 		SourceURL:     "https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWU4MjZjOWZjYzdkYTk5YWM3ODE2MjczYTlkYWFiZjY2MDkxYTIyZDJmMjVlMDAwYiZlcD12MV9naWZzX2NhdGVnb3JpZXNfY2F0ZWdvcnlfdGFnJmN0PWc/z3HFoEzXCMykr4L0TB/giphy.gif",
-		MediaType:     payload.MEDIA_TYPE_IMAGE_GIF,
+		MediaType:     "image/gif",
 		MediaCategory: payload.MEDIA_CATEGORY_DM_GIF,
 	}
 	mediaResult, err := cli.UploadMedia(uploadQuery, nil)
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ func uploadAndSendVideoTest(initialInboxData *response.XInboxData) {
 	}
 
 	uploadQuery := &payload.UploadMediaQuery{
-		MediaType:     payload.MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO_MP4,
+		MediaType:     "video/mp4",
 		MediaCategory: payload.MEDIA_CATEGORY_DM_VIDEO,
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/twittermeow/data/payload/form.go b/pkg/twittermeow/data/payload/form.go
index 00622a4..785d53f 100644
--- a/pkg/twittermeow/data/payload/form.go
+++ b/pkg/twittermeow/data/payload/form.go
@@ -154,14 +154,6 @@ const (
 	MEDIA_CATEGORY_DM_GIF   MediaCategory = "dm_gif"
 )
 
-type MediaType string
-
-const (
-	MEDIA_TYPE_IMAGE_JPEG MediaType = "image/jpeg"
-	MEDIA_TYPE_IMAGE_GIF  MediaType = "image/gif"
-	MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO_MP4  MediaType = "video/mp4"
-)
-
 type UploadMediaQuery struct {
 	Command         string        `url:"command,omitempty"`
 	TotalBytes      int           `url:"total_bytes,omitempty"`
@@ -170,7 +162,7 @@ type UploadMediaQuery struct {
 	VideoDurationMS float32       `url:"video_duration_ms,omitempty"`
 	OriginalMD5     string        `url:"original_md5,omitempty"`
 	SegmentIndex    int           `url:"segment_index,omitempty"`
-	MediaType       MediaType     `url:"media_type,omitempty"`
+	MediaType       string        `url:"media_type,omitempty"`
 	MediaCategory   MediaCategory `url:"media_category,omitempty"`
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/twittermeow/headers.go b/pkg/twittermeow/headers.go
index 9f97d01..738341e 100644
--- a/pkg/twittermeow/headers.go
+++ b/pkg/twittermeow/headers.go
@@ -24,22 +24,23 @@ const SecCHPrefersColorScheme = "light"
 const UDID = OSName + "/" + BrowserName
 
 var BaseHeaders = http.Header{
-	"accept":             []string{"text/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml;q=0.9,image/avif,image/webp,image/apng,*/*;q=0.8,application/signed-exchange;v=b3;q=0.7"},
-	"accept-language":    []string{"en-US,en;q=0.9"},
-	"user-agent":         []string{UserAgent},
-	"sec-ch-ua":          []string{SecCHUserAgent},
-	"sec-ch-ua-platform": []string{SecCHPlatform},
-	"sec-ch-ua-mobile":   []string{SecCHMobile},
-	"referer":            []string{endpoints.BASE_URL + "/"},
-	"origin":             []string{endpoints.BASE_URL},
-	//"sec-ch-prefers-color-scheme": []string{SecCHPrefersColorScheme},
-	//"sec-ch-ua-full-version-list": []string{SecCHFullVersionList},
-	//"sec-ch-ua-model":             []string{SecCHModel},
-	//"sec-ch-ua-platform-version":  []string{SecCHPlatformVersion},
+	"Accept":             []string{"text/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml;q=0.9,image/avif,image/webp,image/apng,*/*;q=0.8,application/signed-exchange;v=b3;q=0.7"},
+	"Accept-Language":    []string{"en-US,en;q=0.9"},
+	"User-Agent":         []string{UserAgent},
+	"Sec-Ch-Ua":          []string{SecCHUserAgent},
+	"Sec-Ch-Ua-Platform": []string{SecCHPlatform},
+	"Sec-Ch-Ua-Mobile":   []string{SecCHMobile},
+	"Referer":            []string{endpoints.BASE_URL + "/"},
+	"Origin":             []string{endpoints.BASE_URL},
+	//"Sec-Ch-Prefers-Color-Scheme": []string{SecCHPrefersColorScheme},
+	//"Sec-Ch-Ua-Full-Version-List": []string{SecCHFullVersionList},
+	//"Sec-Ch-Ua-Model":             []string{SecCHModel},
+	//"Sec-Ch-Ua-Platform-Version":  []string{SecCHPlatformVersion},
 }
 
 type HeaderOpts struct {
 	WithAuthBearer      bool
+	WithNonAuthBearer   bool
 	WithCookies         bool
 	WithXGuestToken     bool
 	WithXTwitterHeaders bool
@@ -60,11 +61,11 @@ func (c *Client) buildHeaders(opts HeaderOpts) http.Header {
 		opts.Extra["cookie"] = c.cookies.String()
 	}
 
-	if opts.WithAuthBearer {
+	if opts.WithAuthBearer || opts.WithNonAuthBearer {
 		authTokens := c.session.GetAuthTokens()
 		// check if client is authenticated here
 		var bearerToken string
-		if c.isAuthenticated() {
+		if c.isAuthenticated() && !opts.WithNonAuthBearer {
 			bearerToken = authTokens.authenticated
 		} else {
 			bearerToken = authTokens.notAuthenticated
diff --git a/pkg/twittermeow/media.go b/pkg/twittermeow/media.go
index 164384f..5f637e0 100644
--- a/pkg/twittermeow/media.go
+++ b/pkg/twittermeow/media.go
@@ -34,11 +34,17 @@ func (c *Client) UploadMedia(params *payload.UploadMediaQuery, mediaBytes []byte
 
 	url := fmt.Sprintf("%s?%s", endpoints.UPLOAD_MEDIA_URL, string(encodedQuery))
 	headerOpts := HeaderOpts{
-		WithAuthBearer: true,
-		WithXCsrfToken: true,
-		WithCookies:    true,
-		Origin:         endpoints.BASE_URL,
-		Referer:        endpoints.BASE_URL + "/",
+		WithNonAuthBearer: true,
+		WithXCsrfToken:    true,
+		WithCookies:       true,
+		Origin:            endpoints.BASE_URL,
+		Referer:           endpoints.BASE_URL + "/",
+		Extra: map[string]string{
+			"sec-fetch-dest": "empty",
+			"sec-fetch-mode": "cors",
+			"sec-fetch-site": "same-site",
+			"accept":         "*/*",
+		},
 	}
 	headers := c.buildHeaders(headerOpts)