diff --git a/src/services/uploadService.ts b/src/services/uploadService.ts
index 9a4e6fe10..60fbc85cf 100644
--- a/src/services/uploadService.ts
+++ b/src/services/uploadService.ts
@@ -473,6 +473,7 @@ class UploadService {
     private async uploadToBucket(file: ProcessedFile): Promise<BackupedFile> {
         try {
             let fileObjectKey, thumbnailObjectKey;
+            const uploadURLs = await this.fetchUploadURLSeparately();
             if (isDataStream(file.file.encryptedData)) {
                 const { chunkCount, stream } = file.file.encryptedData;
                 const uploadPartCount = Math.ceil(
@@ -488,14 +489,14 @@ class UploadService {
                     uploadPartCount
                 );
             } else {
-                const fileUploadURL = await this.getUploadURL();
+                const fileUploadURL = uploadURLs.pop();
                 fileObjectKey = await this.putFile(
                     fileUploadURL,
                     file.file.encryptedData,
                     file.filename
                 );
             }
-            const thumbnailUploadURL = await this.getUploadURL();
+            const thumbnailUploadURL = uploadURLs.pop();
             thumbnailObjectKey = await this.putFile(
                 thumbnailUploadURL,
                 file.thumbnail.encryptedData as Uint8Array,
@@ -1042,6 +1043,26 @@ class UploadService {
             }
         }
     }
+    private async fetchUploadURLSeparately(): Promise<[UploadURL, UploadURL]> {
+        try {
+            const token = getToken();
+            if (!token) {
+                return;
+            }
+            const response = await HTTPService.get(
+                `${ENDPOINT}/files/upload-urls`,
+                {
+                    count: 2,
+                },
+                { 'X-Auth-Token': token }
+            );
+
+            return response.data['urls'];
+        } catch (e) {
+            console.log('failed to fetch url ');
+            throw e;
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 export default new UploadService();