diff --git a/server/controllers/LibraryController.js b/server/controllers/LibraryController.js
index 1d2d5bfa..f9aeba3f 100644
--- a/server/controllers/LibraryController.js
+++ b/server/controllers/LibraryController.js
@@ -1441,29 +1441,27 @@ class LibraryController {
     const itemIds = req.query.ids.split(',')
 
     const libraryItems = await Database.libraryItemModel.findAll({
-      attributes: ['id', 'libraryId', 'path'],
+      attributes: ['id', 'libraryId', 'path', 'isFile'],
       where: {
-        id: itemIds,
-        libraryId: req.params.id,
-        mediaType: 'book'
+        id: itemIds
       }
     })
 
-    Logger.info(`[LibraryItemController] User "${req.user.username}" requested download for items "${itemIds}"`)
+    Logger.info(`[LibraryController] User "${req.user.username}" requested download for items "${itemIds}"`)
 
     const filename = `LibraryItems-${Date.now()}.zip`
-    const libraryItemPaths = libraryItems.map((li) => li.path)
+    const pathObjects = libraryItems.map((li) => ({ path: li.path, isFile: li.isFile }))
 
-    if (!libraryItemPaths.length) {
-      Logger.warn(`[LibraryItemController] No library items found for ids "${itemIds}"`)
+    if (!pathObjects.length) {
+      Logger.warn(`[LibraryController] No library items found for ids "${itemIds}"`)
       return res.status(404).send('Library items not found')
     }
 
     try {
-      await zipHelpers.zipDirectoriesPipe(libraryItemPaths, filename, res)
-      Logger.info(`[LibraryItemController] Downloaded item "${filename}" at "${libraryItemPaths}"`)
+      await zipHelpers.zipDirectoriesPipe(pathObjects, filename, res)
+      Logger.info(`[LibraryController] Downloaded ${pathObjects.length} items "${filename}"`)
     } catch (error) {
-      Logger.error(`[LibraryItemController] Download failed for item "${filename}" at "${libraryItemPaths}"`, error)
+      Logger.error(`[LibraryController] Download failed for items "${filename}" at ${pathObjects.map((po) => po.path).join(', ')}`, error)
       zipHelpers.handleDownloadError(error, res)
     }
   }
diff --git a/server/utils/zipHelpers.js b/server/utils/zipHelpers.js
index 6849df5d..421ca73c 100644
--- a/server/utils/zipHelpers.js
+++ b/server/utils/zipHelpers.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+const Path = require('path')
+const { Response } = require('express')
 const Logger = require('../Logger')
 const archiver = require('../libs/archiver')
-const { lstatSync } = require('node:fs')
 
 module.exports.zipDirectoryPipe = (path, filename, res) => {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
@@ -55,12 +56,12 @@ module.exports.zipDirectoryPipe = (path, filename, res) => {
 /**
  * Creates a zip archive containing multiple directories and streams it to the response.
  *
- * @param {string[]} paths - Array of directory paths to include in the zip archive.
+ * @param {{ path: string, isFile: boolean }[]} pathObjects
  * @param {string} filename - Name of the zip file to be sent as attachment.
- * @param {object} res - Response object to pipe the archive data to.
+ * @param {Response} res - Response object to pipe the archive data to.
  * @returns {Promise<void>} - Promise that resolves when the zip operation completes.
  */
-module.exports.zipDirectoriesPipe = (paths, filename, res) => {
+module.exports.zipDirectoriesPipe = (pathObjects, filename, res) => {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     // create a file to stream archive data to
     res.attachment(filename)
@@ -105,20 +106,14 @@ module.exports.zipDirectoriesPipe = (paths, filename, res) => {
     archive.pipe(res)
 
     // Add each path as a directory in the zip
-    paths.forEach(path => {
-
-      const paths = path.split('/')
-
-      // Check if path is file or directory
-      if (lstatSync(path).isDirectory()) {
-        const dirName = path.split('/').pop()
-
+    pathObjects.forEach((pathObject) => {
+      if (!pathObject.isFile) {
         // Add the directory to the archive with its name as the root folder
-        archive.directory(path, dirName);
+        archive.directory(pathObject.path, Path.basename(pathObject.path))
       } else {
-        archive.file(path, { name: paths[paths.length - 1] });
+        archive.file(pathObject.path, { name: Path.basename(pathObject.path) })
       }
-    });
+    })
 
     archive.finalize()
   })
@@ -127,8 +122,8 @@ module.exports.zipDirectoriesPipe = (paths, filename, res) => {
 /**
  * Handles errors that occur during the download process.
  *
- * @param error
- * @param res
+ * @param {*} error
+ * @param {Response} res
  * @returns {*}
  */
 module.exports.handleDownloadError = (error, res) => {