diff --git a/nym-node-status-api/nym-node-status-api/src/http/models.rs b/nym-node-status-api/nym-node-status-api/src/http/models.rs
index 3035771e6f..da062fdbc2 100644
--- a/nym-node-status-api/nym-node-status-api/src/http/models.rs
+++ b/nym-node-status-api/nym-node-status-api/src/http/models.rs
@@ -396,15 +396,11 @@ fn calculate_score(gateway: &Gateway, probe_outcome: &LastProbeResult) -> ScoreV
             let ping_ips_performance = p.ping_ips_performance_v4 as f64;
 
             let duration = p.download_duration_sec_v4 as f64;
-            let file_size_mb = if p.downloaded_file_v4.contains("1Mb") {
-                1024.0
-            } else if p.downloaded_file_v4.contains("10Mb") {
-                10240.0
-            } else if p.downloaded_file_v4.contains("100Mb") {
-                102400.0
-            } else {
-                1.0
-            };
+
+            // get the file size downloaded in bytes and convert to MB, or default to 1MB
+            let file_size_mb = p.downloaded_file_size_bytes_v4.unwrap_or_else(|| 1048576) as f64
+                / 1024f64
+                / 1024f64;
             let speed_mbps = file_size_mb / duration;
 
             let file_download_score = if speed_mbps > 100.0 {