diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/io/papermc/hangar/db/dao/internal/table/versions/downloads/ProjectVersionDownloadsDAO.java b/backend/src/main/java/io/papermc/hangar/db/dao/internal/table/versions/downloads/ProjectVersionDownloadsDAO.java
index 306642cd2..658618425 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/io/papermc/hangar/db/dao/internal/table/versions/downloads/ProjectVersionDownloadsDAO.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/io/papermc/hangar/db/dao/internal/table/versions/downloads/ProjectVersionDownloadsDAO.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import io.papermc.hangar.model.common.Platform;
 import io.papermc.hangar.model.db.versions.downloads.ProjectVersionDownloadTable;
+import io.papermc.hangar.model.db.versions.downloads.ProjectVersionDownloadTableWithPlatform;
 import io.papermc.hangar.model.db.versions.downloads.ProjectVersionPlatformDownloadTable;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@
 @JdbiRepository
 @RegisterConstructorMapper(ProjectVersionPlatformDownloadTable.class)
 @RegisterConstructorMapper(ProjectVersionDownloadTable.class)
+@RegisterConstructorMapper(ProjectVersionDownloadTableWithPlatform.class)
 public interface ProjectVersionDownloadsDAO {
 
     @SqlBatch("INSERT INTO project_version_platform_downloads (version_id, platform, download_id) VALUES (:versionId, :platform, :downloadId)")
@@ -53,15 +55,21 @@ public interface ProjectVersionDownloadsDAO {
     @SqlQuery("SELECT * FROM project_version_downloads WHERE version_id = :versionId AND id = :downloadId")
     ProjectVersionDownloadTable getDownload(long versionId, long downloadId);
 
+    // we need to find the first version platform download for the given download ID, since only that is being uploaded to object storage
+    // see comment in VersionFactory#processPendingVersionFile
     @SqlQuery("""
-        SELECT pvd.*
+        SELECT pvd.*,
+               (SELECT platform
+                FROM project_version_platform_downloads first
+                WHERE first.download_id = pvpd.download_id
+                LIMIT 1) AS platform
         FROM project_version_downloads pvd
-            JOIN project_versions pv ON pv.id = pvd.version_id
-            JOIN projects p ON pv.project_id = p.id
             JOIN project_version_platform_downloads pvpd ON pvd.id = pvpd.download_id
-        WHERE p.id = :projectId
-          AND pv.version_string = :versionString
-          AND pvpd.platform = :platform
+        WHERE pvpd.version_id = (SELECT id
+                                 FROM project_versions pv
+                                 WHERE pv.project_id = :projectId
+                                   AND pv.version_string = :versionString)
+          AND pvpd.platform = :platform;
         """)
-    ProjectVersionDownloadTable getDownloadByPlatform(long projectId, String versionString, @EnumByOrdinal Platform platform);
+    ProjectVersionDownloadTableWithPlatform getDownloadByPlatform(long projectId, String versionString, @EnumByOrdinal Platform platform);
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/io/papermc/hangar/model/db/versions/downloads/ProjectVersionDownloadTable.java b/backend/src/main/java/io/papermc/hangar/model/db/versions/downloads/ProjectVersionDownloadTable.java
index ff947510b..cb1038302 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/io/papermc/hangar/model/db/versions/downloads/ProjectVersionDownloadTable.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/io/papermc/hangar/model/db/versions/downloads/ProjectVersionDownloadTable.java
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import io.papermc.hangar.model.db.Table;
 import org.jdbi.v3.core.mapper.reflect.JdbiConstructor;
 
-public final class ProjectVersionDownloadTable extends Table {
+public class ProjectVersionDownloadTable extends Table {
 
     private final long versionId;
     private final Long fileSize;
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/io/papermc/hangar/model/db/versions/downloads/ProjectVersionDownloadTableWithPlatform.java b/backend/src/main/java/io/papermc/hangar/model/db/versions/downloads/ProjectVersionDownloadTableWithPlatform.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5293c1847
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/io/papermc/hangar/model/db/versions/downloads/ProjectVersionDownloadTableWithPlatform.java
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package io.papermc.hangar.model.db.versions.downloads;
+
+import io.papermc.hangar.model.common.Platform;
+
+public class ProjectVersionDownloadTableWithPlatform extends ProjectVersionDownloadTable {
+
+    private final Platform platform;
+
+    public ProjectVersionDownloadTableWithPlatform(final long id, final long versionId, final Long fileSize, final String hash, final String fileName, final String externalUrl, final Platform platform) {
+        super(id, versionId, fileSize, hash, fileName, externalUrl);
+        this.platform = platform;
+    }
+
+    public Platform getPlatform() {
+        return this.platform;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/io/papermc/hangar/service/internal/versions/DownloadService.java b/backend/src/main/java/io/papermc/hangar/service/internal/versions/DownloadService.java
index c9abecd91..39e7e1999 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/io/papermc/hangar/service/internal/versions/DownloadService.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/io/papermc/hangar/service/internal/versions/DownloadService.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import io.papermc.hangar.model.common.Platform;
 import io.papermc.hangar.model.db.projects.ProjectTable;
 import io.papermc.hangar.model.db.versions.downloads.ProjectVersionDownloadTable;
+import io.papermc.hangar.model.db.versions.downloads.ProjectVersionDownloadTableWithPlatform;
 import io.papermc.hangar.model.db.versions.downloads.ProjectVersionPlatformDownloadTable;
 import io.papermc.hangar.service.internal.file.FileService;
 import io.papermc.hangar.service.internal.file.S3FileService;
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ public ResponseEntity<?> downloadVersion(final String project, final String vers
             throw new HangarApiException(HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND);
         }
 
-        final ProjectVersionDownloadTable download = this.downloadsDAO.getDownloadByPlatform(projectTable.getProjectId(), versionString, platform);
+        final ProjectVersionDownloadTableWithPlatform download = this.downloadsDAO.getDownloadByPlatform(projectTable.getProjectId(), versionString, platform);
         if (download == null) {
             throw new HangarApiException(HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND);
         }
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ public ResponseEntity<?> downloadVersion(final String project, final String vers
         if (StringUtils.hasText(download.getExternalUrl())) {
             return ResponseEntity.status(301).header("Location", download.getExternalUrl()).build();
         } else if (this.fileService instanceof S3FileService){
-            return ResponseEntity.status(301).header("Location", this.fileService.getVersionDownloadUrl(ownerName, projectTable.getName(), versionString, platform, download.getFileName())).build();
+            return ResponseEntity.status(301).header("Location", this.fileService.getVersionDownloadUrl(ownerName, projectTable.getName(), versionString, download.getPlatform(), download.getFileName())).build();
         } else {
             final String path = this.projectFiles.getVersionDir(ownerName, projectTable.getName(), versionString, platform, download.getFileName());
             if (!this.fileService.exists(path)) {