diff --git a/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Documents.svelte b/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Documents.svelte
index 4baf3a01a5..aa0c109769 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Documents.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Documents.svelte
@@ -169,10 +169,7 @@
 			toast.error($i18n.t('External Document Loader URL required.'));
 			return;
 		}
-		if (
-			RAGConfig.CONTENT_EXTRACTION_ENGINE === 'external' &&
-			RAGConfig.EXTERNAL_DOCUMENT_LOADER_HEADERS
-		) {
+		if (RAGConfig.EXTERNAL_DOCUMENT_LOADER_HEADERS) {
 			try {
 				const headers = JSON.parse(RAGConfig.EXTERNAL_DOCUMENT_LOADER_HEADERS);
 				if (headers === null || typeof headers !== 'object' || Array.isArray(headers)) {