diff --git a/unmaintained/repeated_vacuum/repeated_vacuum.go b/unmaintained/repeated_vacuum/repeated_vacuum.go
index 4a0464eda..ebe5d8225 100644
--- a/unmaintained/repeated_vacuum/repeated_vacuum.go
+++ b/unmaintained/repeated_vacuum/repeated_vacuum.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func main() {
 
 		targetUrl := fmt.Sprintf("http://%s/%s", assignResult.Url, assignResult.Fid)
 
-		_, err = operation.Upload(targetUrl, fmt.Sprintf("test%d", i), false, reader, false, "", nil, assignResult.Auth)
+		_, err = operation.Upload(targetUrl, fmt.Sprintf("test%d", i), false, reader, false, "bench/test", nil, assignResult.Auth)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("upload: %v", err)
 		}
diff --git a/weed/operation/upload_content.go b/weed/operation/upload_content.go
index a6dde973f..0ea39e306 100644
--- a/weed/operation/upload_content.go
+++ b/weed/operation/upload_content.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func doUpload(uploadUrl string, filename string, cipher bool, reader io.Reader,
 	contentIsGzipped := isGzipped
 	shouldGzipNow := false
 	if !isGzipped {
-		if shouldBeZipped, iAmSure := util.IsGzippableFileType(filepath.Base(filename), mtype); iAmSure && shouldBeZipped {
+		if shouldBeZipped, iAmSure := util.IsGzippableFileType(filepath.Base(filename), mtype); mtype == "" || iAmSure && shouldBeZipped {
 			shouldGzipNow = true
 			contentIsGzipped = true
 		}
diff --git a/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_write_cipher.go b/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_write_cipher.go
index e65915971..bd2b52fb3 100644
--- a/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_write_cipher.go
+++ b/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_write_cipher.go
@@ -33,21 +33,15 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) encrypt(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *ht
 	sizeLimit := int64(fs.option.MaxMB) * 1024 * 1024
 
 	pu, err := needle.ParseUpload(r, sizeLimit)
-	data := pu.Data
 	uncompressedData := pu.Data
-	cipherKey := util.GenCipherKey()
 	if pu.IsGzipped {
 		uncompressedData = pu.UncompressedData
-		data, err = util.Encrypt(pu.UncompressedData, cipherKey)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("encrypt input: %v", err)
-		}
 	}
 	if pu.MimeType == "" {
 		pu.MimeType = http.DetectContentType(uncompressedData)
 	}
 
-	uploadResult, uploadError := operation.Upload(urlLocation, pu.FileName, true, bytes.NewReader(data), pu.IsGzipped, "", pu.PairMap, auth)
+	uploadResult, uploadError := operation.Upload(urlLocation, pu.FileName, true, bytes.NewReader(uncompressedData), false, pu.MimeType, pu.PairMap, auth)
 	if uploadError != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("upload to volume server: %v", uploadError)
 	}