diff --git a/src/services/courses/courses.py b/src/services/courses/courses.py
index 5f44ddde..bfab213a 100644
--- a/src/services/courses/courses.py
+++ b/src/services/courses/courses.py
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 import json
-import os
 from typing import List
 from uuid import uuid4
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 from src.services.courses.elements.elements import ElementInDB
-from src.services.uploads import upload_thumbnail
-from src.services.users import PublicUser, User
-from src.services.database import create_config_collection, check_database, create_database, learnhouseDB
+from src.services.courses.thumbnails import upload_thumbnail
+from src.services.users import PublicUser
+from src.services.database import check_database,  learnhouseDB
 from src.services.security import *
-from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException, status, Request, Response, BackgroundTasks, UploadFile, File
+from fastapi import HTTPException, status, UploadFile
 from datetime import datetime
 
 #### Classes ####################################################
@@ -79,7 +78,6 @@ async def get_course_meta(course_id: str, current_user: PublicUser):
     course = courses.find_one({"course_id": course_id})
     elements = learnhouseDB["elements"]
 
-
     # verify course rights
     await verify_rights(course_id, current_user, "read")
 
@@ -87,7 +85,6 @@ async def get_course_meta(course_id: str, current_user: PublicUser):
         raise HTTPException(
             status_code=status.HTTP_409_CONFLICT, detail="Course does not exist")
 
-
     coursechapters = coursechapters.find(
         {"course_id": course_id}).sort("name", 1)
 
diff --git a/src/services/uploads.py b/src/services/courses/elements/uploads/videos.py
similarity index 51%
rename from src/services/uploads.py
rename to src/services/courses/elements/uploads/videos.py
index 516f0b1c..2ca74b6f 100644
--- a/src/services/uploads.py
+++ b/src/services/courses/elements/uploads/videos.py
@@ -1,21 +1,7 @@
 import os
 
 
-async def upload_thumbnail(thumbnail_file, name_in_disk):
-    contents = thumbnail_file.file.read()
-    try:
-        with open(f"content/uploads/img/{name_in_disk}", 'wb') as f:
-            f.write(contents)
-            f.close()
-
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(e)
-        return {"message": "There was an error uploading the file"}
-    finally:
-        thumbnail_file.file.close()
-
-
-async def upload_video(video_file, name_in_disk, element_id):
+async def upload_video(video_file,  element_id):
     contents = video_file.file.read()
     video_format = video_file.filename.split(".")[-1]
     # create folder
diff --git a/src/services/courses/elements/video.py b/src/services/courses/elements/video.py
index d66d0851..b997da7d 100644
--- a/src/services/courses/elements/video.py
+++ b/src/services/courses/elements/video.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 from pydantic import BaseModel
-from src.services.database import create_config_collection, check_database, create_database, learnhouseDB
+from src.services.database import check_database,  learnhouseDB
 from src.services.security import verify_user_rights_with_roles
-from src.services.uploads import upload_video
-from src.services.users import PublicUser, User
-from src.services.courses.elements.elements import ElementInDB, Element
-from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException, status, Request, Response, BackgroundTasks, UploadFile, File
+from src.services.courses.elements.uploads import upload_video
+from src.services.users import PublicUser
+from src.services.courses.elements.elements import ElementInDB
+from fastapi import HTTPException, status, UploadFile
 from uuid import uuid4
 from datetime import datetime
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ async def create_video_element(name: str,  coursechapter_id: str, current_user:
         print("uploading video")
         # get videofile format
 
-        await upload_video(video_file, video_file.filename, element_id)
+        await upload_video(video_file,  element_id)
 
     # todo : choose whether to update the chapter or not
     # update chapter
diff --git a/src/services/courses/files/photos.py b/src/services/courses/files/photos.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d440e5ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/courses/files/photos.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+from uuid import uuid4
+
+
+        
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/services/courses/files/videos.py b/src/services/courses/files/videos.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/src/services/courses/thumbnails.py b/src/services/courses/thumbnails.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1306038d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/courses/thumbnails.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import os
+
+
+async def upload_thumbnail(thumbnail_file, name_in_disk):
+    contents = thumbnail_file.file.read()
+    try:
+        with open(f"content/uploads/img/{name_in_disk}", 'wb') as f:
+            f.write(contents)
+            f.close()
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(e)
+        return {"message": "There was an error uploading the file"}
+    finally:
+        thumbnail_file.file.close()
\ No newline at end of file