diff --git a/inc/thorvg.h b/inc/thorvg.h
index d6afd92d..0c5ad62b 100644
--- a/inc/thorvg.h
+++ b/inc/thorvg.h
@@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@ public:
      *
      * @param[in] data A pointer to a memory location where the content of the picture file is stored.
      * @param[in] size The size in bytes of the memory occupied by the @p data.
-     * @param[in] mimeType Mimetype or extension of data such as "jpg", "jpeg", "svg", "svg+xml", "png", etc. In case an empty string or an unknown type is provided, the loaders will be tried one by one.
+     * @param[in] mimeType Mimetype or extension of data such as "jpg", "jpeg", "lottie", "svg", "svg+xml", "png", etc. In case an empty string or an unknown type is provided, the loaders will be tried one by one.
      * @param[in] copy If @c true the data are copied into the engine local buffer, otherwise they are not.
      *
      * @retval Result::Success When succeed.
@@ -1280,6 +1280,7 @@ public:
      *
      * @warning: It's the user responsibility to release the @p data memory if the @p copy is @c true.
      *
+     * @note If you are unsure about the MIME type, you can provide an empty value like @c "", and thorvg will attempt to figure it out.
      * @since 0.5
      */
     Result load(const char* data, uint32_t size, const std::string& mimeType, bool copy = false) noexcept;
diff --git a/src/lib/tvgLoader.cpp b/src/lib/tvgLoader.cpp
index 16b604c8..8ed0d575 100644
--- a/src/lib/tvgLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/tvgLoader.cpp
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ static LoadModule* _findByType(const string& mimeType)
 
     if (mimeType == "tvg") type = FileType::Tvg;
     else if (mimeType == "svg" || mimeType == "svg+xml") type = FileType::Svg;
-    else if (mimeType == "lottie" || mimeType == "json") type = FileType::Lottie;
+    else if (mimeType == "lottie") type = FileType::Lottie;
     else if (mimeType == "raw") type = FileType::Raw;
     else if (mimeType == "png") type = FileType::Png;
     else if (mimeType == "jpg" || mimeType == "jpeg") type = FileType::Jpg;
@@ -214,22 +214,24 @@ shared_ptr<LoadModule> LoaderMgr::loader(const string& path, bool* invalid)
 
 shared_ptr<LoadModule> LoaderMgr::loader(const char* data, uint32_t size, const string& mimeType, bool copy)
 {
-    //Try first with the given MimeType
-    if (auto loader = _findByType(mimeType)) {
-        if (loader->open(data, size, copy)) {
-            return shared_ptr<LoadModule>(loader);
-        } else {
-            TVGLOG("LOADER", "Given mimetype \"%s\" seems incorrect or not supported. Will try again with other types.", mimeType.c_str());
-            delete(loader);
+    //Try with the given MimeType
+    if (!mimeType.empty()) {
+        if (auto loader = _findByType(mimeType)) {
+            if (loader->open(data, size, copy)) {
+                return shared_ptr<LoadModule>(loader);
+            } else {
+                TVGLOG("LOADER", "Given mimetype \"%s\" seems incorrect or not supported. Will try again with other types.", mimeType.c_str());
+                delete(loader);
+            }
         }
-    }
-
-    //Abnormal MimeType. Try with the candidates in the order
-    for (int i = 0; i < static_cast<int>(FileType::Unknown); i++) {
-        auto loader = _find(static_cast<FileType>(i));
-        if (loader) {
-            if (loader->open(data, size, copy)) return shared_ptr<LoadModule>(loader);
-            else delete(loader);
+    //Unkown MimeType. Try with the candidates in the order
+    } else {
+        for (int i = 0; i < static_cast<int>(FileType::Unknown); i++) {
+            auto loader = _find(static_cast<FileType>(i));
+            if (loader) {
+                if (loader->open(data, size, copy)) return shared_ptr<LoadModule>(loader);
+                else delete(loader);
+            }
         }
     }
     return nullptr;