diff --git a/lib/commands/upload.js b/lib/commands/upload.js
index 999f003f0..8a85d1177 100644
--- a/lib/commands/upload.js
+++ b/lib/commands/upload.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Upload.status = function (Env, safeKey, filesize, _cb) { // FIXME FILES
 };
 
 Upload.upload = function (Env, safeKey, chunk, cb) {
-    Env.blobStore.upload(safeKey, chunk, cb);
+    Env.blobStore.uploadWs(safeKey, chunk, cb);
 };
 
 Upload.cancel = function (Env, safeKey, arg, cb) {
diff --git a/lib/storage/blob.js b/lib/storage/blob.js
index 4733cd8ef..3fda70217 100644
--- a/lib/storage/blob.js
+++ b/lib/storage/blob.js
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ var uploadWs = function (Env, safeKey, content, cb) {
 
     var session = Env.getSession(safeKey);
 
+    /*
     if (typeof(session.currentUploadSize) !== 'number' ||
         typeof(session.pendingUploadSize) !== 'number') {
         // improperly initialized... maybe they didn't check before uploading?
@@ -292,6 +293,7 @@ var uploadWs = function (Env, safeKey, content, cb) {
     if (session.currentUploadSize > session.pendingUploadSize) {
         return cb('E_OVER_LIMIT');
     }
+    */
 
     var stagePath = makeStagePath(Env, safeKey);
 
@@ -779,6 +781,11 @@ BlobStore.create = function (config, _cb) {
                 if (!isValidSafeKey(safeKey)) { return void cb('INVALID_SAFEKEY'); }
                 isFile(makeStagePath(Env, safeKey), cb);
             },
+            uploadWs: function (safeKey, content, _cb) {
+                var cb = Util.once(Util.mkAsync(_cb));
+                if (!isValidSafeKey(safeKey)) { return void cb('INVALID_SAFEKEY'); }
+                uploadWs(Env, safeKey, content, Util.once(Util.mkAsync(cb)));
+            },
             upload: function (safeKey, content, _cb) {
                 var cb = Util.once(Util.mkAsync(_cb));
                 if (!isValidSafeKey(safeKey)) { return void cb('INVALID_SAFEKEY'); }