diff --git a/fastapi/staticfiles.py b/fastapi/staticfiles.py
index 8e09fe9674..a54097e07b 100644
--- a/fastapi/staticfiles.py
+++ b/fastapi/staticfiles.py
@@ -94,22 +94,21 @@ class AuthStaticFiles(StaticFiles):
         self.on_error = on_error
 
     async def __call__(self, scope: Scope, receive: Receive, send: Send) -> None:
-        if scope["type"] == "http":
-            request = Request(scope, receive)
-            try:
-                if self._auth_is_async:
-                    await self.auth(request)
-                else:
-                    await run_in_threadpool(self.auth, request)
-            except HTTPException as exc:
-                if self.on_error is not None:
-                    response = await self.on_error(request, exc)
-                else:
-                    response = PlainTextResponse(
-                        str(exc.detail),
-                        status_code=exc.status_code,
-                        headers=getattr(exc, "headers", None),
-                    )
-                await response(scope, receive, send)
-                return
+        request = Request(scope, receive)
+        try:
+            if self._auth_is_async:
+                await self.auth(request)
+            else:
+                await run_in_threadpool(self.auth, request)
+        except HTTPException as exc:
+            if self.on_error is not None:
+                response = await self.on_error(request, exc)
+            else:
+                response = PlainTextResponse(
+                    str(exc.detail),
+                    status_code=exc.status_code,
+                    headers=getattr(exc, "headers", None),
+                )
+            await response(scope, receive, send)
+            return
         await super().__call__(scope, receive, send)
diff --git a/tests/test_tutorial/test_static_files/test_tutorial002_auth.py b/tests/test_tutorial/test_static_files/test_tutorial002_auth.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f400eead45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_tutorial/test_static_files/test_tutorial002_auth.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+
+from tests.utils import workdir_lock
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def client():
+    private_dir: Path = Path(os.getcwd()) / "private_files"
+    private_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+    sample_file = private_dir / "secret.txt"
+    sample_file.write_text("This is a private file.")
+    from docs_src.static_files.tutorial002_auth_py310 import app
+
+    with TestClient(app) as client:
+        yield client
+    sample_file.unlink()
+    private_dir.rmdir()
+
+
+@workdir_lock
+def test_without_auth(client: TestClient):
+    response = client.get("/private/secret.txt")
+    assert response.status_code == 401, response.text
+
+
+@workdir_lock
+def test_with_valid_auth(client: TestClient):
+    response = client.get(
+        "/private/secret.txt",
+        headers={"Authorization": "Bearer mysecrettoken"},
+    )
+    assert response.status_code == 200, response.text
+    assert response.text == "This is a private file."