diff --git a/src/lib/components/forms/updatePFP.svelte b/src/lib/components/forms/updatePFP.svelte
index ecb0514..b09fdf4 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/forms/updatePFP.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/forms/updatePFP.svelte
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@
 
   let files: FileList;
 
-  function submit() {
+  async function submit(e: SubmitEvent) {
+    e.preventDefault();
     if (files.length === 0) return;
-    generateStream(files[0]);
+    const success = await generateStream(files[0]);
+    if (success) {
+      // success feedback
+    }
   }
 </script>
 
diff --git a/src/lib/functions/generateReadableStream.ts b/src/lib/functions/generateReadableStream.ts
index 6833587..a375c69 100644
--- a/src/lib/functions/generateReadableStream.ts
+++ b/src/lib/functions/generateReadableStream.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 export async function generateStream(file: File): Promise<boolean> {
   try {
+    const formData = new FormData();
+    formData.append('file', file);
+
     await fetch(`/api/upload/`, {
       method: 'POST',
-      body: file,
+      body: formData,
     });
 
     return true;
diff --git a/src/lib/server/storage/minio-client.ts b/src/lib/server/storage/minio-client.ts
index d80c2a7..b41dfcf 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/storage/minio-client.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/storage/minio-client.ts
@@ -31,10 +31,16 @@ class MinioClient {
         console.log('Bucket "' + bucket + '" created in "us-east-1".');
       }
 
-      const upload = await this.client.putObject(bucket, v4(), stream);
-      console.log(upload);
+      const objectId = v4();
+      const upload = await this.client.putObject(bucket, objectId, stream);
+      return {
+        bucket,
+        objectId,
+        etag: upload.etag,
+      };
     } catch (e) {
       console.error(`Error uploading file: ${(e as Error).message}`);
+      throw e;
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/routes/(server)/api/upload/+server.ts b/src/routes/(server)/api/upload/+server.ts
index c2f6e6c..d9e6245 100644
--- a/src/routes/(server)/api/upload/+server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/(server)/api/upload/+server.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-import { error } from '@sveltejs/kit';
+import { error, json } from '@sveltejs/kit';
 import { auth } from '$lib/server/db/auth';
+import { fsClient } from '$lib/server/storage/minio-client';
+import { Readable } from 'stream';
 
 export const POST = async ({ request }) => {
   const session = await auth.api.getSession({
@@ -10,5 +12,22 @@ export const POST = async ({ request }) => {
     return error(401, 'Not authorized. Please sign up at /sign-up');
   }
 
-  return new Response(undefined, { status: 204 });
+  try {
+    const formData = await request.formData();
+    const file = formData.get('file');
+
+    if (!file || !(file instanceof File)) {
+      return error(400, 'No file provided');
+    }
+
+    const buffer = await file.arrayBuffer();
+    const stream = Readable.from(Buffer.from(buffer));
+
+    const uploadResponse = await fsClient?.uploadProfile(stream);
+
+    return json(uploadResponse);
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error(e);
+    return error(500, 'Error uploading file');
+  }
 };