diff --git a/server/internal/handler/lrcHandlers.go b/server/internal/handler/lrcHandlers.go
index 089037d..47aec8e 100644
--- a/server/internal/handler/lrcHandlers.go
+++ b/server/internal/handler/lrcHandlers.go
@@ -247,30 +247,10 @@ func (h *Handler) getImage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if cid == "" {
 		h.serverError(w, errors.New("empty cid"))
 	}
-	uploadDir := "./uploads"
-	_, err = os.Stat(uploadDir)
-	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		os.Mkdir(uploadDir, 0755)
-	}
-
-	imgPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s%s", uploadDir, did, cid)
-	_, err = os.Stat(imgPath)
+	imgPath, err := h.rm.AddImageToCache(did, cid, r.Context())
 	if err != nil {
-		blob, err := atputils.SyncGetBlob(did, cid, r.Context())
-		if err != nil {
-			h.serverError(w, err)
-			return
-		}
-		file, err := os.Create(imgPath)
-		if err != nil {
-			h.serverError(w, err)
-			return
-		}
-		_, err = file.Write(blob)
-		if err != nil {
-			h.serverError(w, err)
-			return
-		}
+		h.serverError(w, errors.New("beep: "+err.Error()))
+		return
 	}
 
 	stats, err := os.Stat(imgPath)
diff --git a/server/internal/recordmanager/media.go b/server/internal/recordmanager/media.go
index a17be10..83cc3fb 100644
--- a/server/internal/recordmanager/media.go
+++ b/server/internal/recordmanager/media.go
@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@ package recordmanager
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	atoauth "github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/atproto/auth/oauth"
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/atproto/syntax"
 	lexutil "github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/lex/util"
 	"mime/multipart"
+	"os"
+	"rvcx/internal/atputils"
 	"rvcx/internal/lex"
 	"rvcx/internal/oauth"
 	"rvcx/internal/types"
@@ -17,6 +20,32 @@ func (rm *RecordManager) PostImage(cs *atoauth.ClientSession, file multipart.Fil
 	return oauth.UploadBLOB(cs, file, fileHeader, ctx)
 }
 
+func (rm *RecordManager) AddImageToCache(did string, cid string, ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
+	uploadDir := "./uploads"
+	_, err := os.Stat(uploadDir)
+	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		os.Mkdir(uploadDir, 0755)
+	}
+
+	imgPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s%s", uploadDir, did, cid)
+	_, err = os.Stat(imgPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		blob, err := atputils.SyncGetBlob(did, cid, ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		file, err := os.Create(imgPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		_, err = file.Write(blob)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+	}
+	return imgPath, nil
+}
+
 func (rm *RecordManager) PostMedia(cs *atoauth.ClientSession, mr *types.ParseMediaRequest, ctx context.Context) error {
 	switch mr.Type {
 	case "image":