diff --git a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/pages/server-routes/sideload/sideload.page.ts b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/pages/server-routes/sideload/sideload.page.ts
index 10b3ea827..baaf5a9ec 100644
--- a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/pages/server-routes/sideload/sideload.page.ts
+++ b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/pages/server-routes/sideload/sideload.page.ts
@@ -95,8 +95,9 @@ export class SideloadPage {
         manifest: this.toUpload.manifest!,
         icon: this.toUpload.icon!,
       })
-      const buffer = await blobToBuffer(this.toUpload.file!)
-      this.api.uploadPackage(guid, buffer).catch(e => console.error(e))
+      this.api
+        .uploadPackage(guid, this.toUpload.file!)
+        .catch(e => console.error(e))
 
       this.navCtrl.navigateRoot('/services')
     } catch (e: any) {
@@ -190,20 +191,24 @@ async function readBlobAsDataURL(
 }
 async function blobToDataURL(data: Blob | File): Promise<string> {
   const res = await readBlobAsDataURL(data)
-  if (res instanceof ArrayBuffer)
+  if (res instanceof ArrayBuffer) {
     throw new Error('readBlobAsDataURL response should not be an array buffer')
-  if (res == null)
+  }
+  if (res == null) {
     throw new Error('readBlobAsDataURL response should not be null')
+  }
   if (typeof res === 'string') return res
   throw new Error('no possible blob to data url resolution found')
 }
 
 async function blobToBuffer(data: Blob | File): Promise<ArrayBuffer> {
   const res = await readBlobToArrayBuffer(data)
-  if (res instanceof String)
+  if (res instanceof String) {
     throw new Error('readBlobToArrayBuffer response should not be a string')
-  if (res == null)
+  }
+  if (res == null) {
     throw new Error('readBlobToArrayBuffer response should not be null')
+  }
   if (res instanceof ArrayBuffer) return res
   throw new Error('no possible blob to array buffer resolution found')
 }
diff --git a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/services/api/embassy-api.service.ts b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/services/api/embassy-api.service.ts
index 7e2645ca2..c37fcc716 100644
--- a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/services/api/embassy-api.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/services/api/embassy-api.service.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { BehaviorSubject, Observable } from 'rxjs'
 import { Update } from 'patch-db-client'
-import { RR, Encrypted } from './api.types'
+import { Encrypted, RR } from './api.types'
 import { DataModel } from 'src/app/services/patch-db/data-model'
 import { Log } from '@start9labs/shared'
 import { WebSocketSubjectConfig } from 'rxjs/webSocket'
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export abstract class ApiService {
   abstract getStatic(url: string): Promise<string>
 
   // for sideloading packages
-  abstract uploadPackage(guid: string, body: ArrayBuffer): Promise<string>
+  abstract uploadPackage(guid: string, body: Blob): Promise<string>
 
   // db
 
diff --git a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/services/api/embassy-live-api.service.ts b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/services/api/embassy-live-api.service.ts
index cc17cc65b..3ad146c69 100644
--- a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/services/api/embassy-live-api.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/services/api/embassy-live-api.service.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export class LiveApiService extends ApiService {
   }
 
   // for sideloading packages
-  async uploadPackage(guid: string, body: ArrayBuffer): Promise<string> {
+  async uploadPackage(guid: string, body: Blob): Promise<string> {
     return this.httpRequest({
       method: Method.POST,
       body,
diff --git a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/services/api/embassy-mock-api.service.ts b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/services/api/embassy-mock-api.service.ts
index ff0ba1f7f..db7810d28 100644
--- a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/services/api/embassy-mock-api.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/services/api/embassy-mock-api.service.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core'
-import { pauseFor, Log } from '@start9labs/shared'
+import { Log, pauseFor } from '@start9labs/shared'
 import { ApiService } from './embassy-api.service'
 import {
-  PatchOp,
-  Update,
   Operation,
-  RemoveOperation,
+  PatchOp,
   pathFromArray,
+  RemoveOperation,
+  Update,
 } from 'patch-db-client'
 import {
   DataModel,
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export class MockApiService extends ApiService {
     return markdown
   }
 
-  async uploadPackage(guid: string, body: ArrayBuffer): Promise<string> {
+  async uploadPackage(guid: string, body: Blob): Promise<string> {
     await pauseFor(2000)
     return 'success'
   }