diff --git a/src/realms/twitter/routes/status.ts b/src/realms/twitter/routes/status.ts
index 154d1fb..71eae69 100644
--- a/src/realms/twitter/routes/status.ts
+++ b/src/realms/twitter/routes/status.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export const statusRequest = async (c: Context) => {
       
      Also note that all we're doing here is setting the direct flag. If someone
      links a video and ends it with .jpg, it will still redirect to a .mp4! */
-  if (url.pathname.match(/\/status(es)?\/\d{2,20}\.(mp4|png|jpe?g)/g)) {
+  if (url.pathname.match(/\/status(es)?\/\d{2,20}\.(mp4|png|jpe?g|gifv?)/g)) {
     console.log('Direct media request by extension');
     flags.direct = true;
   } else if (Constants.DIRECT_MEDIA_DOMAINS.includes(url.hostname)) {