diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3bc3b484..04575588 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
         "date-fns": "^2.30.0",
         "dom": "^0.0.3",
         "express": "^4.18.2",
+        "file-type": "^20.4.1",
         "fs": "0.0.2",
         "google-map-react": "^2.2.1",
         "govuk-frontend": "^5.0.0",
diff --git a/pages/api/file/uploadsinglefile.js b/pages/api/file/uploadsinglefile.js
index 382c0888..d84d239a 100644
--- a/pages/api/file/uploadsinglefile.js
+++ b/pages/api/file/uploadsinglefile.js
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ import {
 import nextConnect from "next-connect";
 import middleware from "../middleware/middleware";
 import { consoleLogger } from "../../../actions";
+import { fileTypeFromBuffer } from "file-type";
+import fs from "fs";
+import path from "path";
 
 const ApiProxy = nextConnect();
 ApiProxy.use(middleware);
@@ -36,19 +39,70 @@ ApiProxy.post(async (req, res) => {
 
     var allowedFilesFormData = {};
 
+    // for (const [fileName, fileDetails] of Object.entries(req.files)) {
+    //     if (allowedMimeTypes.includes(fileDetails[0].headers["content-type"])) {
+    //         allowedFilesFormData[fileName] = fileDetails.map((file) => ({
+    //             fieldName: file.fieldName,
+    //             originalFilename: file.originalFilename,
+    //             path: file.path,
+    //             size: file.size,
+    //             headers: file.headers,
+    //             contentType: file.headers["content-type"],
+    //         }));
+    //     }
+    // }
+
     for (const [fileName, fileDetails] of Object.entries(req.files)) {
-        if (allowedMimeTypes.includes(fileDetails[0].headers["content-type"])) {
-            allowedFilesFormData[fileName] = fileDetails.map((file) => ({
-                fieldName: file.fieldName,
-                originalFilename: file.originalFilename,
-                path: file.path,
-                size: file.size,
-                headers: file.headers,
-                contentType: file.headers["content-type"],
-            }));
+        const file = fileDetails[0];
+        const filePath = file.path;
+
+        // Check the MIME type from file headers
+        const fileMimeType = file.headers["content-type"];
+        if (allowedMimeTypes.includes(fileMimeType)) {
+            // Check file signature (magic number) using file-type
+            const buffer = fs.readFileSync(filePath);
+
+            try {
+                const type = await fileTypeFromBuffer(buffer); // Correct usage of fileTypeFromBuffer
+                console.log("checking mime type ", type);
+                if (type && allowedMimeTypes.includes(type.mime)) {
+                    // If the MIME type from the file signature matches the allowed list
+                    allowedFilesFormData[fileName] = fileDetails.map(
+                        (file) => ({
+                            fieldName: file.fieldName,
+                            originalFilename: file.originalFilename,
+                            path: file.path,
+                            size: file.size,
+                            headers: file.headers,
+                            contentType: fileMimeType,
+                        })
+                    );
+                } else {
+                    console.log(
+                        `\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\n\nFile ${fileName} has an invalid MIME type based on its content.\n\n\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\`
+                    );
+                    return res
+                        .status(400)
+                        .json({ error: `Invalid file type for ${fileName}` });
+                }
+            } catch (error) {
+                console.log(
+                    `Error reading file ${fileName} for MIME type validation`,
+                    error
+                );
+                return res
+                    .status(500)
+                    .json({ error: "Failed to validate file type" });
+            }
+        } else {
+            console.log(
+                `\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\n\nFile ${fileName} has an unsupported MIME type: ${fileMimeType}\n\n\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\`
+            );
+            return res.status(400).json({
+                error: `Unsupported MIME type for ${fileName}`,
+            });
         }
     }
-
     //console.log("allowedFilesFormData: ", allowedFilesFormData);
 
     try {