diff --git a/copyparty/authsrv.py b/copyparty/authsrv.py
index e858cac5..f248e0df 100644
--- a/copyparty/authsrv.py
+++ b/copyparty/authsrv.py
@@ -1070,6 +1070,7 @@ class AuthSrv(object):
             "tcolor": self.args.tcolor,
             "du_iwho": self.args.du_iwho,
             "shr_who": self.args.shr_who if self.args.shr else "no",
+            "emb_all": FN_EMB,
             "ls_q_m": ("", ""),
         }
         self._vf0 = self._vf0b.copy()
@@ -2573,16 +2574,22 @@ class AuthSrv(object):
                 t = "WARNING: volume [/%s]: invalid value specified for ext-th: %s"
                 self.log(t % (vol.vpath, etv), 3)
 
+            emb_all = vol.flags["emb_all"] = set()
+
             zsl1 = [x for x in vol.flags["preadmes"].split(",") if x]
             zsl2 = [x for x in vol.flags["readmes"].split(",") if x]
             zsl3 = list(set([x.lower() for x in zsl1]))
             zsl4 = list(set([x.lower() for x in zsl2]))
+            emb_all.update(zsl3)
+            emb_all.update(zsl4)
             vol.flags["emb_mds"] = [[0, zsl1, zsl3], [1, zsl2, zsl4]]
 
             zsl1 = [x for x in vol.flags["prologues"].split(",") if x]
             zsl2 = [x for x in vol.flags["epilogues"].split(",") if x]
             zsl3 = list(set([x.lower() for x in zsl1]))
             zsl4 = list(set([x.lower() for x in zsl2]))
+            emb_all.update(zsl3)
+            emb_all.update(zsl4)
             vol.flags["emb_lgs"] = [[0, zsl1, zsl3], [1, zsl2, zsl4]]
 
             zs = str(vol.flags.get("html_head") or "")
diff --git a/copyparty/ftpd.py b/copyparty/ftpd.py
index c1bc543b..e5d8ff9e 100644
--- a/copyparty/ftpd.py
+++ b/copyparty/ftpd.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ from .__init__ import PY2, TYPE_CHECKING
 from .authsrv import VFS
 from .bos import bos
 from .util import (
-    FN_EMB,
     VF_CAREFUL,
     Daemon,
     ODict,
@@ -179,7 +178,7 @@ class FtpFs(AbstractedFS):
             vfs, rem = self.hub.asrv.vfs.get(vpath, self.uname, r, w, m, d)
             if (
                 w
-                and fn.lower() in FN_EMB
+                and fn.lower() in vfs.flags["emb_all"]
                 and self.h.uname not in vfs.axs.uread
                 and "wo_up_readme" not in vfs.flags
             ):
diff --git a/copyparty/httpcli.py b/copyparty/httpcli.py
index 9d8092c2..785f85ac 100644
--- a/copyparty/httpcli.py
+++ b/copyparty/httpcli.py
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ from .util import (
     BITNESS,
     DAV_ALLPROPS,
     E_SCK_WR,
-    FN_EMB,
     HAVE_SQLITE3,
     HTTPCODE,
     UTC,
@@ -2922,7 +2921,7 @@ class HttpCli(object):
         if (
             not self.can_read
             and self.can_write
-            and name.lower() in FN_EMB
+            and name.lower() in dbv.flags["emb_all"]
             and "wo_up_readme" not in dbv.flags
         ):
             name = "_wo_" + name
diff --git a/copyparty/sftpd.py b/copyparty/sftpd.py
index deb92042..790ff5b6 100644
--- a/copyparty/sftpd.py
+++ b/copyparty/sftpd.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ from .__init__ import ANYWIN, TYPE_CHECKING
 from .authsrv import LEELOO_DALLAS, VFS, AuthSrv
 from .bos import bos
 from .util import (
-    FN_EMB,
     VF_CAREFUL,
     Daemon,
     ODict,
@@ -328,7 +327,7 @@ class SFTP_Srv(paramiko.SFTPServerInterface):
         vn, rem = self.hub.asrv.vfs.get(vpath, self.uname, r, w, m, d)
         if (
             w
-            and fn.lower() in FN_EMB
+            and fn.lower() in vn.flags["emb_all"]
             and self.uname not in vn.axs.uread
             and "wo_up_readme" not in vn.flags
         ):
diff --git a/copyparty/tftpd.py b/copyparty/tftpd.py
index 9eb76643..8e4c70b7 100644
--- a/copyparty/tftpd.py
+++ b/copyparty/tftpd.py
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ from .__init__ import EXE, PY2, TYPE_CHECKING
 from .authsrv import VFS
 from .bos import bos
 from .util import (
-    FN_EMB,
     UTC,
     BytesIO,
     Daemon,
@@ -268,7 +267,7 @@ class Tftpd(object):
         vfs, rem = self.asrv.vfs.get(vpath, "*", *perms)
         if perms[1] and "*" not in vfs.axs.uread and "wo_up_readme" not in vfs.flags:
             zs, fn = vsplit(vpath)
-            if fn.lower() in FN_EMB:
+            if fn.lower() in vfs.flags["emb_all"]:
                 vpath = vjoin(zs, "_wo_" + fn)
                 vfs, rem = self.asrv.vfs.get(vpath, "*", *perms)
 
diff --git a/copyparty/up2k.py b/copyparty/up2k.py
index 81c221f1..b5356bfd 100644
--- a/copyparty/up2k.py
+++ b/copyparty/up2k.py
@@ -1152,7 +1152,7 @@ class Up2k(object):
         ft = "\033[0;32m{}{:.0}"
         ff = "\033[0;35m{}{:.0}"
         fv = "\033[0;36m{}:\033[90m{}"
-        zs = "bcasechk du_iwho emb_lgs emb_mds ext_th_d html_head html_head_d html_head_s ls_q_m put_name2 mv_re_r mv_re_t rm_re_r rm_re_t srch_re_dots srch_re_nodot zipmax zipmaxn_v zipmaxs_v"
+        zs = "bcasechk du_iwho emb_all emb_lgs emb_mds ext_th_d html_head html_head_d html_head_s ls_q_m put_name2 mv_re_r mv_re_t rm_re_r rm_re_t srch_re_dots srch_re_nodot zipmax zipmaxn_v zipmaxs_v"
         fx = set(zs.split())
         fd = vf_bmap()
         fd.update(vf_cmap())