diff --git a/src/appstate.rs b/src/appstate.rs
index 4f68f5d..7326608 100644
--- a/src/appstate.rs
+++ b/src/appstate.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use super::{
     cli::Cli,
-    sharry::{Client, ClientError, FileChecked, FileUploading, SharryFile, Uri},
+    file::{self, FileTrait},
+    sharry::{self, Client, Uri},
 };
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
@@ -31,8 +32,8 @@ pub struct AppState {
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
 enum FileState {
-    C(FileChecked),
-    U(FileUploading),
+    C(file::Checked),
+    U(file::Uploading),
 }
 
 impl FileState {
@@ -49,9 +50,12 @@ impl FileState {
         uri: &Uri,
         alias_id: &str,
         share_id: &str,
-    ) -> Result<FileUploading, ClientError> {
+    ) -> sharry::Result<file::Uploading> {
         match self {
-            FileState::C(checked) => http.sharry_file_create(uri, alias_id, share_id, checked),
+            FileState::C(checked) => {
+                let endpoint = &uri.endpoint(format!("alias/upload/{}/files/tus", share_id));
+                checked.start_upload(http, endpoint, alias_id)
+            }
             FileState::U(uploading) => Ok(uploading),
         }
     }
@@ -99,12 +103,16 @@ impl AppState {
             .ok()
     }
 
-    pub fn from_args(args: &Cli, http: &impl Client) -> Result<Self, ClientError> {
+    pub fn from_args(args: &Cli, http: &impl Client) -> sharry::Result<Self> {
         let file_name = Self::cache_file(args);
 
         let uri = args.get_uri();
         let alias_id = args.alias.clone();
-        let share_id = http.sharry_share_create(&uri, &alias_id, args.get_share_request())?;
+        let share_id = http.share_create(
+            &uri.endpoint("alias/upload/new"),
+            &alias_id,
+            args.get_share_request(),
+        )?;
 
         let files: VecDeque<_> = args.files.clone().into_iter().map(FileState::C).collect();
 
@@ -126,11 +134,9 @@ impl AppState {
         &mut self,
         http: &ureq::Agent,
         chunk_size: usize,
-    ) -> Result<Option<()>, UploadError> {
+    ) -> sharry::Result<Option<()>> {
         let uploading = if let Some(state) = self.files.pop_front() {
-            state
-                .start_upload(http, &self.uri, &self.alias_id, &self.share_id)
-                .unwrap() // HACK unwrap
+            state.start_upload(http, &self.uri, &self.alias_id, &self.share_id)?
         } else {
             return Ok(None);
         };
diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index 5e853d1..070d9f7 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ use std::{
 
 use clap::{Parser, builder::PossibleValuesParser};
 
-use super::sharry::{FileChecked, NewShareRequest, Uri};
+use super::{
+    file::Checked,
+    sharry::{NewShareRequest, Uri},
+};
 
 #[derive(Parser, Debug, Hash)]
 #[command(version, about, long_about = None)]
@@ -50,15 +53,15 @@ pub struct Cli {
 
     /// Files to upload to the new share
     #[arg(value_name = "FILE", required = true, value_parser = parse_sharry_file)]
-    pub files: Vec<FileChecked>,
+    pub files: Vec<Checked>,
 }
 
 fn parse_seconds(data: &str) -> Result<Duration, String> {
     data.parse().or(Ok(0)).map(Duration::from_secs)
 }
 
-fn parse_sharry_file(data: &str) -> Result<FileChecked, String> {
-    FileChecked::new(data).map_err(|e| e.to_string())
+fn parse_sharry_file(data: &str) -> Result<Checked, String> {
+    Checked::new(data).map_err(|e| e.to_string())
 }
 
 impl Cli {
diff --git a/src/sharry/file/checked.rs b/src/file/checked.rs
similarity index 60%
rename from src/sharry/file/checked.rs
rename to src/file/checked.rs
index a6ec6ba..16d16ca 100644
--- a/src/sharry/file/checked.rs
+++ b/src/file/checked.rs
@@ -5,15 +5,17 @@ use std::{
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
-use super::SharryFile;
+use crate::sharry;
+
+use super::{FileTrait, Uploading};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Hash, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
-pub struct FileChecked {
-    pub(super) path: PathBuf,
-    pub(super) size: u64,
+pub struct Checked {
+    path: PathBuf,
+    size: u64,
 }
 
-impl FileChecked {
+impl Checked {
     pub fn new(value: impl AsRef<Path>) -> io::Result<Self> {
         let meta = fs::metadata(&value)?;
         if meta.is_file() {
@@ -28,14 +30,25 @@ impl FileChecked {
             ))
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn start_upload(
+        self,
+        client: &impl sharry::Client,
+        endpoint: &str,
+        alias_id: &str,
+    ) -> sharry::Result<Uploading> {
+        let patch_uri = client.file_create(endpoint, alias_id, self.get_name(), self.size)?;
+
+        Ok(Uploading::new(self.path, self.size, patch_uri))
+    }
 }
 
-impl<'t> SharryFile<'t> for FileChecked {
+impl<'t> FileTrait<'t> for Checked {
     /// get a reference to the file's name
     ///
     /// Uses `SharryFile::extract_file_name`, which may **panic**!
     fn get_name(&'t self) -> &'t str {
-        <Self as SharryFile>::extract_file_name(&self.path)
+        <Self as FileTrait>::extract_file_name(&self.path)
     }
 
     fn get_size(&self) -> u64 {
diff --git a/src/sharry/file/mod.rs b/src/file/mod.rs
similarity index 74%
rename from src/sharry/file/mod.rs
rename to src/file/mod.rs
index 7ae4823..513d562 100644
--- a/src/sharry/file/mod.rs
+++ b/src/file/mod.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
 mod checked;
 mod uploading;
 
-use std::{
-    ffi::OsStr,
-    path::{Path, PathBuf},
-};
+use std::{ffi::OsStr, path::Path};
 
-pub use checked::FileChecked;
-pub use uploading::FileUploading;
+pub use checked::Checked;
+pub use uploading::Uploading;
 
-pub trait SharryFile<'t> {
+pub trait FileTrait<'t> {
     /// extract the filename part of a `Path` reference
     ///
     /// # Panics
diff --git a/src/sharry/file/uploading.rs b/src/file/uploading.rs
similarity index 83%
rename from src/sharry/file/uploading.rs
rename to src/file/uploading.rs
index 1bd9f8a..aded973 100644
--- a/src/sharry/file/uploading.rs
+++ b/src/file/uploading.rs
@@ -6,17 +6,17 @@ use std::{
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
-use super::{FileChecked, SharryFile};
+use super::FileTrait;
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
-pub struct FileUploading {
+pub struct Uploading {
     path: PathBuf,
     size: u64,
     patch_uri: String,
     offset: u64,
 }
 
-impl fmt::Display for FileUploading {
+impl fmt::Display for Uploading {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         write!(
             f,
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ impl fmt::Display for FileUploading {
     }
 }
 
-impl FileUploading {
-    pub fn new(file: FileChecked, patch_uri: String) -> Self {
+impl Uploading {
+    pub(super) fn new(path: PathBuf, size: u64, patch_uri: String) -> Self {
         Self {
-            path: file.path,
-            size: file.size,
+            path,
+            size,
             patch_uri,
             offset: 0,
         }
@@ -74,12 +74,12 @@ impl FileUploading {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'t> SharryFile<'t> for FileUploading {
+impl<'t> FileTrait<'t> for Uploading {
     /// get a reference to the file's name
     ///
     /// Uses `SharryFile::extract_file_name`, which may **panic**!
     fn get_name(&'t self) -> &'t str {
-        <Self as SharryFile>::extract_file_name(&self.path)
+        <Self as FileTrait>::extract_file_name(&self.path)
     }
 
     fn get_size(&self) -> u64 {
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 10379c5..8c15900 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 mod appstate;
 mod cli;
+mod file;
 mod sharry;
 
 use std::{
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ fn main() {
                             actual: _,
                             expected: 403,
                         } => Some("Alias ID"),
-                        ClientError::FileIO(_) => Some("URL"),
+                        // ClientError::FileIO(_) => Some("URL"),
                         _ => None,
                     } {
                         info!("handling error: {e:?}");
diff --git a/src/sharry/api.rs b/src/sharry/api.rs
index 079dcda..2b5ddb5 100644
--- a/src/sharry/api.rs
+++ b/src/sharry/api.rs
@@ -10,19 +10,19 @@ pub struct Uri {
 }
 
 impl Uri {
-    pub(super) fn get_endpoint(&self, endpoint: impl fmt::Display + fmt::Debug) -> String {
-        let uri = format!("{}/{}", self, endpoint);
-        debug!("endpoint uri: {uri:?}");
-
-        uri
-    }
-
     pub fn with_protocol(protocol: impl Into<String>, base_url: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
         Self {
             protocol: protocol.into(),
             base_url: base_url.into(),
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn endpoint(&self, endpoint: impl fmt::Display) -> String {
+        let uri = format!("{}/{}", self, endpoint);
+        debug!("endpoint: {uri:?}");
+
+        uri
+    }
 }
 
 impl fmt::Display for Uri {
diff --git a/src/sharry/client.rs b/src/sharry/client.rs
index 26065f4..bd6a5ea 100644
--- a/src/sharry/client.rs
+++ b/src/sharry/client.rs
@@ -1,51 +1,32 @@
-use std::{error::Error, fmt::Display, io};
+use std::fmt;
 
-use log::debug;
+use log::{debug, trace};
 use thiserror::Error;
 
-use super::{
-    api::{NewShareRequest, NewShareResponse, NotifyShareResponse, Uri},
-    file::{FileChecked, FileUploading, SharryFile},
-};
+use super::api::{NewShareRequest, NewShareResponse, NotifyShareResponse};
+
+pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, ClientError>;
 
 pub trait Client {
-    fn sharry_share_create(
-        &self,
-        uri: &Uri,
-        alias_id: &str,
-        data: NewShareRequest,
-    ) -> Result<String, ClientError>;
+    fn share_create(&self, endpoint: &str, alias_id: &str, data: NewShareRequest)
+    -> Result<String>;
 
-    fn sharry_share_notify(
-        &self,
-        uri: &Uri,
-        alias_id: &str,
-        share_id: &str,
-    ) -> Result<(), ClientError>;
+    fn share_notify(&self, endpoint: &str, alias_id: &str) -> Result<()>;
 
-    fn sharry_file_create(
+    fn file_create(
         &self,
-        uri: &Uri,
+        endpoint: &str,
         alias_id: &str,
-        share_id: &str,
         file_name: &str,
         file_size: u64,
-    ) -> Result<String, ClientError>;
+    ) -> Result<String>;
 
-    fn sharry_file_patch(
-        &self,
-        patch_uri: &str,
-        alias_id: &str,
-        offset: u64,
-        chunk: &[u8],
-    ) -> Result<u64, ClientError>;
+    fn file_patch(&self, patch_uri: &str, alias_id: &str, offset: u64, chunk: &[u8])
+    -> Result<u64>;
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Error)]
 pub enum ClientError {
-    #[error("file I/O error: {0}")]
-    FileIO(#[from] io::Error),
-
     #[error("network request failed: {0}")]
     Request(String),
 
@@ -60,19 +41,15 @@ pub enum ClientError {
 }
 
 impl ClientError {
-    fn req_err(msg: impl Display) -> Self {
+    fn req_err(msg: impl fmt::Display) -> Self {
         Self::Request(msg.to_string())
     }
 
-    fn res_parse_err(msg: impl Display) -> Self {
+    fn res_parse_err(msg: impl fmt::Display) -> Self {
         Self::ResponseParsing(msg.to_string())
     }
 
-    fn res_content_err(msg: impl Display) -> Self {
-        Self::ResponseContent(msg.to_string())
-    }
-
-    fn res_check_status<T>(actual: T, expected: T) -> Result<(), Self>
+    fn res_check_status<T>(actual: T, expected: T) -> Result<()>
     where
         T: Into<u16> + Eq,
     {
@@ -88,75 +65,77 @@ impl ClientError {
 }
 
 impl Client for ureq::Agent {
-    fn sharry_share_create(
+    fn share_create(
         &self,
-        uri: &Uri,
+        endpoint: &str,
         alias_id: &str,
         data: NewShareRequest,
-    ) -> Result<String, ClientError> {
-        let res = {
-            let endpoint = uri.get_endpoint("alias/upload/new");
+    ) -> Result<String> {
+        // let endpoint = uri.get_endpoint("alias/upload/new");
 
-            self.post(endpoint)
-                .header("Sharry-Alias", alias_id)
-                .send_json(data)
-                .map_err(|e| ClientError::req_err(e))?
-                .body_mut()
-                .read_json::<NewShareResponse>()
-                .map_err(|e| ClientError::res_parse_err(e))?
-        };
+        let mut res = self
+            .post(endpoint)
+            .header("Sharry-Alias", alias_id)
+            .send_json(data)
+            .map_err(ClientError::req_err)?;
 
-        debug!("response: {res:?}");
+        trace!("{endpoint:?} response: {res:?}");
+        ClientError::res_check_status(res.status(), ureq::http::StatusCode::OK)?;
+
+        let res = res
+            .body_mut()
+            .read_json::<NewShareResponse>()
+            .map_err(ClientError::res_parse_err)?;
+
+        debug!("{res:?}");
 
         if res.success && (res.message == "Share created.") {
             Ok(res.id)
         } else {
-            Err(ClientError::res_content_err(format!("{res:?}")))
+            Err(ClientError::ResponseContent(format!("{res:?}")))
         }
     }
 
-    fn sharry_share_notify(
-        &self,
-        uri: &Uri,
-        alias_id: &str,
-        share_id: &str,
-    ) -> Result<(), ClientError> {
-        let res = {
-            let endpoint = uri.get_endpoint(format!("alias/mail/notify/{}", share_id));
+    fn share_notify(&self, endpoint: &str, alias_id: &str) -> Result<()> {
+        // let endpoint = uri.get_endpoint(format!("alias/mail/notify/{}", share_id));
 
-            self.post(endpoint)
-                .header("Sharry-Alias", alias_id)
-                .send_empty()
-                .map_err(|e| ClientError::req_err(e))?
-                .body_mut()
-                .read_json::<NotifyShareResponse>()
-                .map_err(|e| ClientError::res_parse_err(e))?
-        };
+        let mut res = self
+            .post(endpoint)
+            .header("Sharry-Alias", alias_id)
+            .send_empty()
+            .map_err(|e| ClientError::req_err(e))?;
 
-        debug!("response: {res:?}");
+        trace!("{endpoint:?} response: {res:?}");
+        ClientError::res_check_status(res.status(), ureq::http::StatusCode::OK)?;
+
+        let res = res
+            .body_mut()
+            .read_json::<NotifyShareResponse>()
+            .map_err(|e| ClientError::res_parse_err(e))?;
+
+        debug!("{res:?}");
 
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn sharry_file_create(
+    fn file_create(
         &self,
-        uri: &Uri,
+        endpoint: &str,
         alias_id: &str,
-        share_id: &str,
         file_name: &str,
         file_size: u64,
-    ) -> Result<String, ClientError> {
-        let res = {
-            let endpoint = uri.get_endpoint(format!("alias/upload/{}/files/tus", share_id));
+    ) -> Result<String> {
+        // let endpoint = uri.get_endpoint(format!("alias/upload/{}/files/tus", share_id));
 
-            self.post(endpoint)
-                .header("Sharry-Alias", alias_id)
-                .header("Sharry-File-Name", file_name)
-                .header("Upload-Length", file_size)
-                .send_empty()
-                .map_err(ClientError::req_err)?
-        };
+        let res = self
+            .post(endpoint)
+            .header("Sharry-Alias", alias_id)
+            .header("Sharry-File-Name", file_name)
+            .header("Upload-Length", file_size)
+            .send_empty()
+            .map_err(ClientError::req_err)?;
 
+        trace!("{endpoint:?} response: {res:?}");
         ClientError::res_check_status(res.status(), ureq::http::StatusCode::CREATED)?;
 
         let location = (res.headers().get("Location"))
@@ -165,18 +144,18 @@ impl Client for ureq::Agent {
             .map_err(ClientError::res_parse_err)?
             .to_string();
 
-        debug!("patch uri: {location}");
+        debug!("{location:?}");
 
         Ok(location)
     }
 
-    fn sharry_file_patch(
+    fn file_patch(
         &self,
         patch_uri: &str,
         alias_id: &str,
         offset: u64,
         chunk: &[u8],
-    ) -> Result<u64, ClientError> {
+    ) -> Result<u64> {
         let res = self
             .patch(patch_uri)
             .header("Sharry-Alias", alias_id)
@@ -184,6 +163,7 @@ impl Client for ureq::Agent {
             .send(chunk)
             .map_err(ClientError::req_err)?;
 
+        trace!("{patch_uri:?} response: {res:?}");
         ClientError::res_check_status(res.status(), ureq::http::StatusCode::NO_CONTENT)?;
 
         let res_offset = (res.headers().get("Upload-Offset"))
diff --git a/src/sharry/mod.rs b/src/sharry/mod.rs
index 2f092d3..e230f9d 100644
--- a/src/sharry/mod.rs
+++ b/src/sharry/mod.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-#![allow(unused_imports)]
-
 mod api;
 mod client;
-mod file;
 
 pub use api::{NewShareRequest, Uri};
-pub use client::{Client, ClientError};
-pub use file::{FileChecked, FileUploading, SharryFile};
+pub use client::{Client, ClientError, Result};