diff --git a/api/r0/upload_async.go b/api/r0/upload_async.go
index f111b7a5..864a11a6 100644
--- a/api/r0/upload_async.go
+++ b/api/r0/upload_async.go
@@ -60,24 +60,30 @@ func UploadMediaAsync(r *http.Request, rctx rcontext.RequestContext, user _apime
 	}
 
 	// GK-CUSTOMIZATION: Check if the file type is supported
+	rctx.Log.Error("🔊 Attempting to read file: ", filename)
 	buf, err := io.ReadAll(r.Body)
 	r.Body = io.NopCloser(bytes.NewBuffer(buf))
 	if err != nil {
+		rctx.Log.Error("🔊 Error reading file: ", err)
 		return &_responses.ErrorResponse{
 			Code:         common.ErrCodeBadRequest,
 			Message:      "Error reading file.",
 			InternalCode: common.ErrCodeBadRequest,
 		}
 	}
+	rctx.Log.Error("🔊 Successfully read file: ", buf)
 	kind, err := filetype.Match(buf)
 	if err != nil {
+		rctx.Log.Error("🔊 Error matching file type: ", err)
 		return &_responses.ErrorResponse{
 			Code:         common.ErrCodeBadRequest,
 			Message:      "Error matching file type.",
 			InternalCode: common.ErrCodeBadRequest,
 		}
 	}
+	rctx.Log.Error("🔊 File type: ", kind)
 	if !isSupportedFileType(kind.Extension) {
+		rctx.Log.Error("🔊 unsupported file type")
 		return &_responses.ErrorResponse{
 			Code:         common.ErrCodeBadRequest,
 			Message:      "Unsupported file type.",
diff --git a/api/r0/upload_sync.go b/api/r0/upload_sync.go
index e9c2379d..7994c6dd 100644
--- a/api/r0/upload_sync.go
+++ b/api/r0/upload_sync.go
@@ -36,24 +36,30 @@ func UploadMediaSync(r *http.Request, rctx rcontext.RequestContext, user _apimet
 	}
 
 	// GK-CUSTOMIZATION: Check if the file type is supported
+	rctx.Log.Error("🔊 Attempting to read file: ", filename)
 	buf, err := io.ReadAll(r.Body)
 	r.Body = io.NopCloser(bytes.NewBuffer(buf))
 	if err != nil {
+		rctx.Log.Error("🔊 Error reading file: ", err)
 		return &_responses.ErrorResponse{
 			Code:         common.ErrCodeBadRequest,
 			Message:      "Error reading file.",
 			InternalCode: common.ErrCodeBadRequest,
 		}
 	}
+	rctx.Log.Error("🔊 Successfully read file: ", buf)
 	kind, err := filetype.Match(buf)
 	if err != nil {
+		rctx.Log.Error("🔊 Error matching file type: ", err)
 		return &_responses.ErrorResponse{
 			Code:         common.ErrCodeBadRequest,
 			Message:      "Error matching file type.",
 			InternalCode: common.ErrCodeBadRequest,
 		}
 	}
+	rctx.Log.Error("🔊 File type: ", kind)
 	if !isSupportedFileType(kind.Extension) {
+		rctx.Log.Error("🔊 unsupported file type")
 		return &_responses.ErrorResponse{
 			Code:         common.ErrCodeBadRequest,
 			Message:      "Unsupported file type.",