diff --git a/src/database/mod.rs b/src/database/mod.rs
index 7b40292..7b0c125 100644
--- a/src/database/mod.rs
+++ b/src/database/mod.rs
@@ -249,6 +249,10 @@ impl UpEndConnection {
             .execute(&self.conn)?)
     }
 
+    pub fn normalize_path(&self, path: &Path) -> Result<PathBuf> {
+        Ok(path.strip_prefix(self.vault_path.as_path())?.to_path_buf())
+    }
+
     pub fn retrieve_entry(&self, hash: Hash) -> Result<Option<Entry>> {
         use crate::database::inner::schema::data::dsl::*;
 
diff --git a/src/filesystem.rs b/src/filesystem.rs
index fcc27a3..316f60f 100644
--- a/src/filesystem.rs
+++ b/src/filesystem.rs
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ fn rescan_vault_inner<D: Borrow<UpEndDatabase>>(
                 db.connection().unwrap(),
                 &resolve_cache,
                 path.clone(),
-                &absolute_dir_path,
                 &existing_files,
             );
 
@@ -240,11 +239,10 @@ fn rescan_vault_inner<D: Borrow<UpEndDatabase>>(
     Ok(all_outcomes)
 }
 
-fn process_directory_entry<P: AsRef<Path>>(
+fn process_directory_entry(
     connection: UpEndConnection,
     resolve_cache: &Arc<Mutex<ResolveCache>>,
     path: PathBuf,
-    directory_path: &P,
     existing_files: &Arc<RwLock<Vec<models::File>>>,
 ) -> UpdatePathResult {
     debug!("Processing: {:?}", path);
@@ -252,8 +250,10 @@ fn process_directory_entry<P: AsRef<Path>>(
     // Prepare the data
     let existing_files = Arc::clone(existing_files);
 
-    let normalized_path = path.strip_prefix(&directory_path)?;
-    let normalized_path_str = normalized_path.to_str().expect("path not valid unicode?!");
+    let normalized_path = connection.normalize_path(&path)?;
+    let normalized_path_str = normalized_path
+        .to_str()
+        .ok_or(anyhow!("Path not valid unicode!"))?;
 
     let mut file_hash: Option<Hash> = None;
 
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ fn process_directory_entry<P: AsRef<Path>>(
 
     insert_file_with_metadata(
         &connection,
-        normalized_path,
+        &normalized_path,
         file_hash.unwrap(),
         size,
         mtime,
@@ -337,6 +337,29 @@ fn process_directory_entry<P: AsRef<Path>>(
     })
 }
 
+pub fn add_path(connection: &UpEndConnection, path: &Path, hash: Hash) -> Result<()> {
+    let normalized_path = connection.normalize_path(path)?;
+    let metadata = fs::metadata(&path)?;
+    let size = metadata.len() as i64;
+    let mtime = metadata
+        .modified()
+        .map(|t| {
+            NaiveDateTime::from_timestamp(t.duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH).unwrap().as_secs() as i64, 0)
+        })
+        .ok();
+    let mime_type = tree_magic_mini::from_filepath(path).map(|s| s.to_string());
+
+    insert_file_with_metadata(
+        connection,
+        &normalized_path,
+        hash,
+        size,
+        mtime,
+        mime_type,
+        None,
+    )
+}
+
 fn insert_file_with_metadata(
     connection: &UpEndConnection,
     normalized_path: &Path,
diff --git a/src/routes.rs b/src/routes.rs
index 4212460..3d5812e 100644
--- a/src/routes.rs
+++ b/src/routes.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 use crate::addressing::{Address, Addressable};
 use crate::database::entry::{Entry, InEntry};
 use crate::database::hierarchies::{list_roots, resolve_path, UHierPath};
-use crate::database::inner::models;
 use crate::database::lang::Query;
 use crate::database::UpEndDatabase;
+use crate::filesystem::add_path;
 use crate::previews::PreviewStore;
 use crate::util::hash::{decode, encode, Hashable};
 use crate::util::jobs::JobContainer;
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ use actix_web::error::{ErrorBadRequest, ErrorInternalServerError, ErrorNotFound}
 use actix_web::http;
 use actix_web::{delete, error, get, post, put, web, Either, Error, HttpResponse};
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
-use chrono::{NaiveDateTime, Utc};
 use futures_util::TryStreamExt;
 use log::{debug, info, trace};
 use serde::Deserialize;
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ use std::fs;
 use std::io::Write;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
-use std::time::UNIX_EPOCH;
 use std::{collections::HashMap, io};
 use tempfile::NamedTempFile;
 
@@ -236,34 +234,8 @@ pub async fn put_object(
                 })
                 .await?;
 
-                let metadata = fs::metadata(&final_path)?;
-                let size = metadata.len() as i64;
-                let mtime = metadata
-                    .modified()
-                    .map(|t| {
-                        NaiveDateTime::from_timestamp(
-                            t.duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH).unwrap().as_secs() as i64,
-                            0,
-                        )
-                    })
-                    .ok();
-
                 let connection = state.upend.connection().map_err(ErrorInternalServerError)?;
-
-                connection
-                    .insert_file(models::NewFile {
-                        path: final_name,
-                        hash: hash.0,
-                        added: NaiveDateTime::from_timestamp(Utc::now().timestamp(), 0),
-                        size,
-                        mtime,
-                    })
-                    .map_err(ErrorInternalServerError)?;
-
-                if let Some(filename) = filename {
-                    upend_insert_val!(&connection, address, "LBL", filename)
-                        .map_err(ErrorInternalServerError)?;
-                }
+                add_path(&connection, &final_path, hash).map_err(ErrorInternalServerError)?;
 
                 Ok((address, None))
             } else {