diff --git a/pillarsdk/files.py b/pillarsdk/files.py
index 677aaeb..0ce195b 100755
--- a/pillarsdk/files.py
+++ b/pillarsdk/files.py
@@ -19,23 +19,7 @@ class File(List, Find, Create, Post, Update, Delete, Replace):
     path = "files"
     file_server_path = "file_storage/file"
     build_previews_server_path = "file_storage/build_previews"
-
-    @classmethod
-    def find(cls, resource_id, params=None, api=None):
-        """Adds required fields to the projection, if needed.
-
-        Only works when `params['projection']` is a dict.
-        """
-
-        try:
-            if isinstance(params['projection'], dict):
-                # These fields are required by Pillar, so they shouldn't be missing from our query.
-                params['projection'].update({'backend': 1, 'file_path': 1, 'project': 1})
-        except (TypeError, KeyError):
-            # Either params is None or params['projection'] doesn't exist.
-            pass
-
-        return super(File, cls).find(resource_id, params=params, api=api)
+    ensure_query_projections = {'backend': 1, 'file_path': 1, 'project': 1, 'content_type': 1}
 
     def post_file(self, file_path, name=None, api=None):
         """Stores a file on the database or static folder.
diff --git a/pillarsdk/nodes.py b/pillarsdk/nodes.py
index 1954d64..4932dec 100755
--- a/pillarsdk/nodes.py
+++ b/pillarsdk/nodes.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class Node(List, Find, Create, Post, Update, Delete, Replace):
 
         # Force delivery of only 1 result
         params['max_results'] = 1
+        cls._ensure_projections(params, cls.ensure_query_projections)
         url = utils.join_url_params(cls.path, params)
 
         response = api.get(url)
diff --git a/pillarsdk/resource.py b/pillarsdk/resource.py
index ad7702c..b9cc142 100644
--- a/pillarsdk/resource.py
+++ b/pillarsdk/resource.py
@@ -106,6 +106,29 @@ class Resource(object):
 
 
 class Find(Resource):
+    ensure_query_projections = {}
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _ensure_projections(cls, params, extra_projections):
+        """Ensures that if projections are given in the params, they contain the given ones.
+
+        Only works when `params['projection']` exists and is a dict.
+
+        @param params: URL parameters
+        @type params: dict
+        @param extra_projections: extra projections to add
+        @type extra_projections: dict
+        """
+
+        if not extra_projections:
+            return
+
+        try:
+            if isinstance(params['projection'], dict):
+                params['projection'].update(extra_projections)
+        except (TypeError, KeyError):
+            # Either params is None or params['projection'] doesn't exist.
+            pass
 
     @classmethod
     def find(cls, resource_id, params=None, api=None):
@@ -119,7 +142,8 @@ class Find(Resource):
         api = api or Api.Default()
 
         url = utils.join_url(cls.path, str(resource_id))
-        if params:
+        if params is not None:
+            cls._ensure_projections(params, cls.ensure_query_projections)
             url = utils.join_url_params(url, params)
 
         item = utils.convert_datetime(api.get(url))
@@ -141,6 +165,7 @@ class Find(Resource):
 
         # Force delivery of only 1 result
         params['max_results'] = 1
+        cls._ensure_projections(params, cls.ensure_query_projections)
         url = utils.join_url_params(cls.path, params)
 
         response = api.get(url)