diff --git a/api/upload.py b/api/upload.py
index 1fabadee..30c9a264 100644
--- a/api/upload.py
+++ b/api/upload.py
@@ -58,19 +58,22 @@ def upload_storj(filecontent, filename, bucket_name):
 
 @app.route('/api/upload', methods=['post'])
 def upload():
-    print('upload serverless route is fine')
-    print(request.path)
-    print(request.form)
-    print(request.files)
-    img = request.files['userpic']
-    if img:
-        # Perform the file upload
-        filename = secure_filename(img.filename)
+    # check if the post request has the file part
+    if 'file' not in request.files:
+        return json({'error': 'No file part'}, status=400)
+    file = request.files.get('file')
+    # if user does not select file, browser also
+    # submit a empty part without filename
+    if file.name == '':
+        return json({'error': 'No selected file'}, status=400)
+    if file:
+        # save the file
+        filename = secure_filename(file.name)
         # Save the file to a temporary location
         with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temp_dir:
             temp_path = os.path.join(temp_dir, filename)
-            img.save(temp_path)
+            file.save(temp_path)
             # Open the file in binary mode
             with open(temp_path, 'rb') as filecontent:
-                return jsonify(upload_storj(filecontent, filename, 'discoursio'))
-    return
+                result = upload_storj(filecontent, filename, 'discoursio')
+    return json({'message': 'File uploaded'}, status=200)
diff --git a/src/components/Pages/profile/ProfileSettingsPage.tsx b/src/components/Pages/profile/ProfileSettingsPage.tsx
index fcfcb54c..e98e684f 100644
--- a/src/components/Pages/profile/ProfileSettingsPage.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Pages/profile/ProfileSettingsPage.tsx
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ export const ProfileSettingsPage = (props: PageProps) => {
         const reader = new FileReader()
         reader.onloadend = () => {
           f.fileData = reader.result
-          const data = new FormData()
-          data.append('file', f)
+          const body = new FormData()
+          body.append('file', f)
           fetch('/api/upload', {
             method: 'POST',
-            body: data
+            body
           }).then((resp) => {
-            resp.json().then((url) => updateFormField('userpic', url))
+            resp.json().then((url) => updateFormField('file', url))
           })
         }
         reader.readAsDataURL(f)
@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@ export const ProfileSettingsPage = (props: PageProps) => {
                       <input
                         ref={userpicFile}
                         type="file"
-                        name="userpic"
-                        value="userpic"
+                        name="file"
                         hidden
                         onChange={handleUserpicUpload}
                       />
diff --git a/vercel.json b/vercel.json
index c761bf8c..18211c71 100644
--- a/vercel.json
+++ b/vercel.json
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 {
-  "functions": {
-    "api/upload.py": {
-      "memory": 3008,
-      "maxDuration": 30
-    },
-    "api/feedback.js": {
-      "memory": 3008,
-      "maxDuration": 30
+  "routes": [
+    {
+      "src": "/api/upload",
+      "headers": { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+      "dest": "api/upload.py"
     }
-  }
+  ]
 }