diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
index b6ca1bd..b3e7685 100644
--- a/.htaccess
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
     # Deny access to internal dirs and files by passing the URL to Pico
     RewriteRule ^(config|content|content-sample|lib|vendor)(/|$) index.php [L]
-    RewriteRule ^(CHANGELOG\.md|composer\.(json|lock))(/|$) index.php [L]
+    RewriteRule ^(CHANGELOG\.md|composer\.(json|lock|phar))(/|$) index.php [L]
     RewriteRule (^\.|/\.)(?!well-known(/|$)) index.php [L]
 
     # Enable URL rewriting