diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c455c55..278ecb6 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "buckets-core"
-version = "1.0.3"
+version = "1.0.4"
 dependencies = [
  "oiseau",
  "pathbufd",
diff --git a/crates/buckets-core/Cargo.toml b/crates/buckets-core/Cargo.toml
index bbe715d..f7fc34a 100644
--- a/crates/buckets-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/buckets-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "buckets-core"
 description = "Buckets media upload types"
-version = "1.0.3"
+version = "1.0.4"
 edition = "2024"
 readme = "../../README.md"
 authors.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/buckets-core/src/database/uploads.rs b/crates/buckets-core/src/database/uploads.rs
index 5b51a33..213ffd7 100644
--- a/crates/buckets-core/src/database/uploads.rs
+++ b/crates/buckets-core/src/database/uploads.rs
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ impl DataManager {
         // if there's an issue in the database
         //
         // the actual file takes up much more space than the database entry.
-        let upload = self.get_upload_by_id(id).await?;
+        let upload = self.get_upload_by_id_bucket(id, bucket).await?;
         upload.remove(&self.0.0.directory)?;
 
         // delete from database
diff --git a/crates/buckets-core/src/model.rs b/crates/buckets-core/src/model.rs
index 0ab4617..23d5cd4 100644
--- a/crates/buckets-core/src/model.rs
+++ b/crates/buckets-core/src/model.rs
@@ -90,14 +90,44 @@ impl MediaUpload {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Get the path to the fs file for this upload.
-    pub fn path(&self, directory: &str) -> PathBufD {
+    /// Get the path to the fs file for this upload (without bucket).
+    pub(crate) fn legacy_path(&self, directory: &str) -> PathBufD {
         PathBufD::current().extend(&[
             directory,
             &format!("{}.{}", self.id, self.metadata.what.extension()),
         ])
     }
 
+    /// Get the path to the fs file for this upload (with bucket).
+    pub fn full_path(&self, directory: &str) -> PathBufD {
+        PathBufD::current().extend(&[
+            directory,
+            &format!(
+                "{}{}.{}",
+                if self.bucket != "" {
+                    format!("{}.", self.bucket)
+                } else {
+                    String::new()
+                },
+                self.id,
+                self.metadata.what.extension()
+            ),
+        ])
+    }
+
+    /// Get the path to the fs file for this upload.
+    ///
+    /// Uses path with bucket unless legacy path exists.
+    pub fn path(&self, directory: &str) -> PathBufD {
+        let legacy = self.legacy_path(directory);
+
+        if std::fs::exists(&legacy).unwrap() {
+            return legacy;
+        }
+
+        self.full_path(directory)
+    }
+
     /// Write to this upload in the file system.
     pub fn write(&self, directory: &str, bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<()> {
         match write(self.path(directory), bytes) {
diff --git a/crates/buckets/src/routes.rs b/crates/buckets/src/routes.rs
index 1e0ab52..daf5fb2 100644
--- a/crates/buckets/src/routes.rs
+++ b/crates/buckets/src/routes.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ pub async fn get_request(
 ) -> impl IntoResponse {
     let data = &(data.read().await);
 
-    let upload = match data.get_upload_by_id(id).await {
+    let upload = match data.get_upload_by_id_bucket(id, &bucket).await {
         Ok(u) => u,
         Err(e) => {
             if let Some(default) = data.0.0.bucket_defaults.get(&bucket) {
@@ -42,19 +42,20 @@ pub async fn get_request(
                     Body::from(std::fs::read(&default.0).expect("failed to read default file")),
                 ));
             } else {
-                return Err(Json(e.into()));
+                match data.get_upload_by_id(id).await {
+                    Ok(x) => x,
+                    Err(_) => {
+                        return Err(Json(ApiReturn {
+                            ok: false,
+                            message: e.to_string(),
+                            payload: (),
+                        }));
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
     };
 
-    if !upload.bucket.is_empty() && upload.bucket != bucket {
-        return Err(Json(ApiReturn {
-            ok: false,
-            message: Error::MiscError("Bucket mismatch".to_string()).to_string(),
-            payload: (),
-        }));
-    }
-
     // ...
     let path = upload.path(&data.0.0.directory);
 
@@ -84,15 +85,14 @@ pub async fn get_json_request(
 ) -> impl IntoResponse {
     let data = &(data.read().await);
 
-    let upload = match data.get_upload_by_id(id).await {
+    let upload = match data.get_upload_by_id_bucket(id, &bucket).await {
         Ok(u) => u,
-        Err(e) => return Json(e.into()),
+        Err(_) => match data.get_upload_by_id(id).await {
+            Ok(x) => x,
+            Err(e) => return Json(e.into()),
+        },
     };
 
-    if !upload.bucket.is_empty() && upload.bucket != bucket {
-        return Json(Error::MiscError("Bucket mismatch".to_string()).into());
-    }
-
     Json(ApiReturn {
         ok: true,
         message: "Success".to_string(),