diff --git a/nipb0/blossom/upload.go b/nipb0/blossom/upload.go
index 3e32cab..e7b0542 100644
--- a/nipb0/blossom/upload.go
+++ b/nipb0/blossom/upload.go
@@ -13,18 +13,28 @@ import (
 	"fiatjaf.com/nostr"
 )
 
-// UploadFile uploads a file to the media server
-func (c *Client) UploadFile(ctx context.Context, filePath string) (*BlobDescriptor, error) {
+// UploadFilePath uploads a file to the media server, takes a filepath
+func (c *Client) UploadFilePath(ctx context.Context, filePath string) (*BlobDescriptor, error) {
 	file, err := os.Open(filePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open %s: %w", filePath, err)
 	}
 	defer file.Close()
 
+	bd, err := c.UploadFile(ctx, file, mime.TypeByExtension(filepath.Ext(filePath)))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w -- at path %s", err, filePath)
+	}
+
+	return bd, nil
+}
+
+// Upload uploads a file to the media server
+func (c *Client) UploadFile(ctx context.Context, file *os.File, contentType string) (*BlobDescriptor, error) {
 	sha := sha256.New()
 	size, err := io.Copy(sha, file)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read %s: %w", filePath, err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read file: %w", err)
 	}
 	hash := sha.Sum(nil)
 
@@ -33,8 +43,6 @@ func (c *Client) UploadFile(ctx context.Context, filePath string) (*BlobDescript
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to reset file position: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	contentType := mime.TypeByExtension(filepath.Ext(filePath))
-
 	bd := BlobDescriptor{}
 	err = c.httpCall(ctx, "PUT", "upload", contentType, func() string {
 		return c.authorizationHeader(ctx, func(evt *nostr.Event) {
@@ -43,7 +51,7 @@ func (c *Client) UploadFile(ctx context.Context, filePath string) (*BlobDescript
 		})
 	}, file, size, &bd)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to upload %s: %w", filePath, err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to upload: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return &bd, nil