diff --git a/imce.module b/imce.module
index f3dc4bf..9027ab4 100644
--- a/imce.module
+++ b/imce.module
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ function imce_theme() {
  * Support private downloads if not disabled.
  */
 function imce_file_download($uri) {
-  $serve = file_uri_scheme($uri) == 'private' && !variable_get('imce_settings_disable_private', 1) &&  file_exists($uri) && strpos(basename($uri), '.');
+  $scheme = file_uri_scheme($uri);
+  $serve = ($scheme == 'public' || !variable_get('imce_settings_disable_private', 1)) && file_exists($uri) && strpos(basename($uri), '.');
   if ($serve) {
     return array(
       'Content-type' => file_get_mimetype($uri),