diff --git a/authentik/stages/prompt/models.py b/authentik/stages/prompt/models.py
index 60da2bd88..67d56c03a 100644
--- a/authentik/stages/prompt/models.py
+++ b/authentik/stages/prompt/models.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """prompt models"""
 from base64 import b64decode
+from binascii import Error
 from typing import Any, Optional
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 from uuid import uuid4
@@ -90,7 +91,11 @@ class InlineFileField(CharField):
         _mime, _, enc = header.partition(";")
         if enc != "base64":
             raise ValidationError("Invalid encoding")
-        data = b64decode(encoded.encode()).decode()
+        try:
+            data = b64decode(encoded.encode()).decode()
+        except (UnicodeDecodeError, UnicodeEncodeError, ValueError, Error):
+            LOGGER.info("failed to decode base64 of file field, keeping base64")
+            data = encoded
         return super().to_internal_value(data)
 
 
diff --git a/authentik/stages/prompt/tests.py b/authentik/stages/prompt/tests.py
index 8a3931548..5258b8975 100644
--- a/authentik/stages/prompt/tests.py
+++ b/authentik/stages/prompt/tests.py
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ class TestPromptStage(FlowTestCase):
             InlineFileField().to_internal_value("data:mine/type;base64,Zm9v"),
             "foo",
         )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            InlineFileField().to_internal_value("data:mine/type;base64,Zm9vqwer"),
+            "Zm9vqwer",
+        )
 
     def test_render(self):
         """Test render of form, check if all prompts are rendered correctly"""