diff --git a/src/appstate.rs b/src/appstate.rs
index 1c0d1f2..06705c0 100644
--- a/src/appstate.rs
+++ b/src/appstate.rs
@@ -47,12 +47,13 @@ impl FileState {
 
     fn start_upload(
         self,
-        http: &ureq::Agent,
-        alias: &Alias,
-        share: &Share,
-    ) -> io::Result<FileUploading> {
+        http: &impl Client,
+        uri: &Uri,
+        alias_id: &str,
+        share_id: &str,
+    ) -> Result<FileUploading, ClientError> {
         match self {
-            FileState::C(checked) => checked.start_upload(http, alias, share),
+            FileState::C(checked) => http.sharry_file_create(uri, alias_id, share_id, checked),
             FileState::U(uploading) => Ok(uploading),
         }
     }
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ impl AppState {
     ) -> Result<Option<()>, UploadError> {
         let uploading = if let Some(state) = self.files.pop_front() {
             state
-                .start_upload(http, &self.alias_id, &self.share_id)
+                .start_upload(http, &self.uri, &self.alias_id, &self.share_id)
                 .unwrap() // HACK unwrap
         } else {
             return Ok(None);
diff --git a/src/sharry/file/checked.rs b/src/sharry/file/checked.rs
index 4a77c23..b56d62d 100644
--- a/src/sharry/file/checked.rs
+++ b/src/sharry/file/checked.rs
@@ -29,40 +29,6 @@ impl FileChecked {
             ))
         }
     }
-
-    pub fn start_upload(
-        self,
-        http: &ureq::Agent,
-        alias: &Alias,
-        share: &Share,
-    ) -> io::Result<FileUploading> {
-        let size = self.get_size();
-
-        let res = {
-            let endpoint = alias.get_endpoint(format!("alias/upload/{}/files/tus", share.id));
-
-            (http.post(endpoint))
-                .sharry_header(alias)
-                .header("Sharry-File-Name", self.get_name())
-                .header("Upload-Length", size)
-                .send_empty()
-                .map_err(ureq::Error::into_io)?
-        };
-
-        if res.status() != StatusCode::CREATED {
-            return Err(io::Error::other("unexpected response status"));
-        }
-
-        let location = (res.headers().get("Location"))
-            .ok_or_else(|| io::Error::other("Location header not found"))?
-            .to_str()
-            .map_err(|_| io::Error::other("Location header invalid"))?
-            .to_string();
-
-        debug!("patch uri: {location}");
-
-        Ok(FileUploading::new(self.path, size, location))
-    }
 }
 
 impl<'t> SharryFile<'t> for FileChecked {