diff --git a/classquiz/routers/storage.py b/classquiz/routers/storage.py
index 8e58f4a..70dc7be 100644
--- a/classquiz/routers/storage.py
+++ b/classquiz/routers/storage.py
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ async def download_file(file_name: str):
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="File not found")
     if download is None:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="File not found")
-
     media_type = "image/*"
     if item is not None:
         media_type = item.mime_type
diff --git a/classquiz/storage/__init__.py b/classquiz/storage/__init__.py
index 88469b1..b0e3620 100644
--- a/classquiz/storage/__init__.py
+++ b/classquiz/storage/__init__.py
@@ -42,13 +42,8 @@ class Storage:
         else:
             raise NotImplementedError(f"Backend {backend} not implemented")
 
-    async def download(self, file_name: str) -> Generator | None:
-        """
-        No support for s3 since it doesn't make sense relaying the traffic through this backend
-        :param file_name:
-        :return:
-        """
-        yield self.instance.download(file_name)
+    def download(self, file_name: str) -> Generator | None:
+        return self.instance.download(file_name)
 
     async def upload(self, file_name: str, file_data: BinaryIO, mime_type: str | None = None) -> None:
         return await self.instance.upload(file=file_data, file_name=file_name, mime_type=mime_type)
diff --git a/classquiz/storage/local_storage.py b/classquiz/storage/local_storage.py
index b8ed5eb..5138fd8 100644
--- a/classquiz/storage/local_storage.py
+++ b/classquiz/storage/local_storage.py
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ class LocalStorage:
     async def download(self, file_name: str) -> Generator | None:
         try:
             async with aiofiles.open(file=os.path.join(self.base_path, file_name), mode="rb") as f:
-                yield f.read()
+                while True:
+                    chunk = await f.read(8192)
+                    if not chunk:
+                        break
+                    yield chunk
         except FileNotFoundError:
             yield None
 
@@ -43,6 +47,6 @@ class LocalStorage:
 
     def size(self, file_name: str) -> int | None:
         try:
-            return os.stat(os.path.join(self.base_path, file_name))
+            return os.stat(os.path.join(self.base_path, file_name)).st_size
         except FileNotFoundError:
             return None
diff --git a/classquiz/worker/storage.py b/classquiz/worker/storage.py
index 01493f7..5cde920 100644
--- a/classquiz/worker/storage.py
+++ b/classquiz/worker/storage.py
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ async def calculate_hash(ctx, file_id_as_str: str):
         print("Retry raised!")
         raise Retry(defer=ctx["job_try"] * 10)
     async for chunk in file_bytes:
-        async for c in chunk:
-            file.write(c)
+        file.write(chunk)
     try:
         if 0 < file_data.size < 20_970_000:  # greater than 0 but smaller than 20mbytes
             file_data.thumbhash = image_to_thumbhash(file)
@@ -63,7 +62,6 @@ async def calculate_hash(ctx, file_id_as_str: str):
     while chunk := file.read(6400):
         hash_obj.update(chunk)
     file_data.hash = hash_obj.digest()
-    print("Got hash!")
     await file_data.update()
     file.close()
     user: User | None = await User.objects.get_or_none(id=file_data.user.id)
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/edit/files/+page.ts b/frontend/src/routes/edit/files/+page.ts
index 0dcaa6a..00d85a5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/edit/files/+page.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/edit/files/+page.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@ import type { PrivateImageData } from '$lib/quiz_types';
 export const load = (async ({ fetch }) => {
 	const res = await fetch('/api/v1/storage/list');
 	const res2 = await fetch('/api/v1/storage/limit');
-	const json: PrivateImageData[] = await res.json();
+	let json: PrivateImageData[];
+	if (res.ok) {
+		json = await res.json();
+	} else {
+		json = [];
+	}
 	const storage_usage: { limit: number; limit_reached: boolean; used: number } =
 		await res2.json();
 	return {