diff --git a/api/r0/upload_async.go b/api/r0/upload_async.go
index a00063d2..ea899ef1 100644
--- a/api/r0/upload_async.go
+++ b/api/r0/upload_async.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package r0
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"path/filepath"
 
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/t2bot/matrix-media-repo/common"
 	"github.com/t2bot/matrix-media-repo/common/rcontext"
 	"github.com/t2bot/matrix-media-repo/pipelines/pipeline_upload"
+	"github.com/t2bot/matrix-media-repo/util"
 )
 
 var supportedFileTypes = []string{
@@ -59,23 +59,29 @@ func UploadMediaAsync(r *http.Request, rctx rcontext.RequestContext, user _apime
 	}
 
 	// GK-CUSTOMIZATION: Check if the file type is supported
-	buf, err := io.ReadAll(r.Body)
+	rctx.Log.Error("🔊 Attempting to read file: ", filename)
+	var reqBody interface{}
+	b, err := util.DecodeWithBuffer(r.Body, &reqBody)
 	if err != nil {
+		rctx.Log.Error("🔊 Error decoding body: ", err)
 		return &_responses.ErrorResponse{
 			Code:         common.ErrCodeBadRequest,
-			Message:      "Error reading file.",
+			Message:      "Error decoding request.",
 			InternalCode: common.ErrCodeBadRequest,
 		}
 	}
-	kind, err := filetype.Match(buf)
+	kind, err := filetype.Match(b.Bytes())
 	if err != nil {
+		rctx.Log.Error("🔊 Error matching file type: ", err)
 		return &_responses.ErrorResponse{
 			Code:         common.ErrCodeBadRequest,
 			Message:      "Error matching file type.",
 			InternalCode: common.ErrCodeBadRequest,
 		}
 	}
+	rctx.Log.Error("🔊 File type: ", kind)
 	if !isSupportedFileType(kind.Extension) {
+		rctx.Log.Error("🔊 unsupported file type")
 		return &_responses.ErrorResponse{
 			Code:         common.ErrCodeBadRequest,
 			Message:      "Unsupported file type.",
diff --git a/api/r0/upload_sync.go b/api/r0/upload_sync.go
index afc5b738..ccc82700 100644
--- a/api/r0/upload_sync.go
+++ b/api/r0/upload_sync.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package r0
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
@@ -35,23 +34,29 @@ func UploadMediaSync(r *http.Request, rctx rcontext.RequestContext, user _apimet
 	}
 
 	// GK-CUSTOMIZATION: Check if the file type is supported
-	buf, err := io.ReadAll(r.Body)
+	rctx.Log.Error("🔊 Attempting to read file: ", filename)
+	var reqBody interface{}
+	b, err := util.DecodeWithBuffer(r.Body, &reqBody)
 	if err != nil {
+		rctx.Log.Error("🔊 Error decoding body: ", err)
 		return &_responses.ErrorResponse{
 			Code:         common.ErrCodeBadRequest,
-			Message:      "Error reading file.",
+			Message:      "Error decoding request.",
 			InternalCode: common.ErrCodeBadRequest,
 		}
 	}
-	kind, err := filetype.Match(buf)
+	kind, err := filetype.Match(b.Bytes())
 	if err != nil {
+		rctx.Log.Error("🔊 Error matching file type: ", err)
 		return &_responses.ErrorResponse{
 			Code:         common.ErrCodeBadRequest,
 			Message:      "Error matching file type.",
 			InternalCode: common.ErrCodeBadRequest,
 		}
 	}
+	rctx.Log.Error("🔊 File type: ", kind)
 	if !isSupportedFileType(kind.Extension) {
+		rctx.Log.Error("🔊 unsupported file type")
 		return &_responses.ErrorResponse{
 			Code:         common.ErrCodeBadRequest,
 			Message:      "Unsupported file type.",
diff --git a/util/mxc.go b/util/mxc.go
index 83d57337..6746b8fb 100644
--- a/util/mxc.go
+++ b/util/mxc.go
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 package util
 
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"io"
+)
+
 func MxcUri(origin string, mediaId string) string {
 	return "mxc://" + origin + "/" + mediaId
 }
+
+func DecodeWithBuffer(r io.Reader, dest interface{}) (*bytes.Buffer, error) {
+	b := bytes.Buffer{}
+	dec := json.NewDecoder(io.TeeReader(r, &b))
+	return &b, dec.Decode(dest)
+}