diff --git a/src/http-api/index.js b/src/http-api/index.js
index d49582bb97..b9b5c98b9a 100644
--- a/src/http-api/index.js
+++ b/src/http-api/index.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ exports = module.exports = function HttpApi (repo) {
 
   this.start = (callback) => {
     if (typeof repo === 'string') {
-      console.log('here')
       repo = new IPFSRepo(repo, {stores: fsbs})
     }
 
diff --git a/src/http-api/resources/files.js b/src/http-api/resources/files.js
index c971e01eaa..72ed68aaad 100644
--- a/src/http-api/resources/files.js
+++ b/src/http-api/resources/files.js
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ exports.add = {
 
     const parser = multipart.reqParser(request.payload)
 
-    var file = false
-    var written = 0
+    var filesSeen = 0
 
     var serialize = ndjson.serialize()
     // hapi doesn't permit object streams: http://hapijs.com/api#replyerr-result
@@ -31,11 +30,11 @@ exports.add = {
         Name: file.path,
         Hash: bs58.encode(file.multihash).toString()
       })
-      written++
+      filesSeen++
     })
 
     fileAdder.on('end', () => {
-      if (written === 0 && file) {
+      if (!filesSeen) {
         return reply({
           Message: 'Failed to add files',
           Code: 0
@@ -53,12 +52,11 @@ exports.add = {
         path: fileName,
         stream: fileStream
       }
-      file = true
       fileAdder.write(filePair)
     })
 
     parser.on('end', () => {
-      if (!file) {
+      if (!filesSeen) {
         return reply("File argument 'data' is required").code(400).takeover()
       }
       fileAdder.end()