diff --git a/src/objectifier.py b/src/objectifier.py
index 0437791..be10d01 100644
--- a/src/objectifier.py
+++ b/src/objectifier.py
@@ -111,14 +111,18 @@ def result_to_dict(res, base_url):
 #     return result_to_dict(result, base_url)
 
 @app.post("/images")
-def analyze_image(request: Request, image: bytes = File()):
+def analyze_image(request: Request, image: UploadFile):
     print("Initiating file receipt, url: " + str(request.url))
     base_url = re.sub(r'\/images\/?$', '/analyzed_images/', str(request.url))
-    infile = open(incoming_dir / file.filename)
+    infile = open(incoming_dir / image.filename)
     file_hash = hashlib.sha256()
     file_hash.update(image)
-    with open(infile, "w") as f:
-        f.write(image)
+    with open(infile, "wb") as f:
+        chunk = image.read(buffer_size)
+        while chunk:
+            print ("writing " + buffer_size + " bytes")
+            f.write(chunk)
+            chunk = image.read(buffer_size)
     print("save complete")
     print("analyzing image")
     result = detector.detect_objects(infile, file_hash.hexdigest() + ".png")