diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/services/download/index.ts b/web/apps/photos/src/services/download/index.ts
index 80e6fe8f1..c647e39fb 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/services/download/index.ts
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/services/download/index.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ class DownloadManagerImpl {
      *
      * Only available when we're running in the desktop app.
      */
-    // disk cache is only available on electron
     private fileCache?: EnteCache;
     private cryptoWorker: Remote<DedicatedCryptoWorker>;
 
diff --git a/web/packages/next/cache.ts b/web/packages/next/cache.ts
index 4aba7ea36..5cf408361 100644
--- a/web/packages/next/cache.ts
+++ b/web/packages/next/cache.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ export interface EnteCache {
     /**
      * Get the data corresponding to {@link key} (if found) from the cache.
      */
-    match: (key: string) => Promise<Response>;
+    get: (key: string) => Promise<Uint8Array | undefined>;
+    match: (key: string) => Promise<Response | undefined>;
     /**
      * Add the given {@link key}-value ({@link data}) pair to the cache.
      */
@@ -78,13 +79,18 @@ export interface EnteCache {
  * {@link CacheName} which group related data and allow us to use the same key
  * across namespaces.
  */
-export const openCache = async (name: CacheName) =>
+export const openCache = async (name: CacheName): Promise<EnteCache> =>
     isElectron() ? openOPFSCacheWeb(name) : openWebCache(name);
 
 /** An implementation of {@link EnteCache} using Web Cache APIs */
 const openWebCache = async (name: CacheName) => {
     const cache = await caches.open(name);
     return {
+        get: async (key: string) => {
+            // return cache.match(key);
+            const _ = await cache.match(key);
+            return undefined;
+        },
         match: (key: string) => {
             return cache.match(key);
         },
@@ -115,6 +121,10 @@ const openOPFSCacheWeb = async (name: CacheName) => {
     const _cache = await _caches.getDirectoryHandle(name, { create: true });
 
     return {
+        get: async (key: string) => {
+            const _ = await cache.match(key);
+            return undefined;
+        },
         match: (key: string) => {
             // try {
             //     const fileHandle = _cache.getFileHandle(key);