diff --git a/demo/collections/Upload.js b/demo/collections/Upload.js
index 082b369bef..1e76ea703e 100644
--- a/demo/collections/Upload.js
+++ b/demo/collections/Upload.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+const checkRole = require('../policies/checkRole');
+
 module.exports = {
   slug: 'uploads',
   labels: {
@@ -6,18 +8,10 @@ module.exports = {
   },
   useAsTitle: 'filename',
   policies: {
-    create: (req, res, next) => {
-      return next();
-    },
-    read: (req, res, next) => {
-      return next();
-    },
-    update: (req, res, next) => {
-      return next();
-    },
-    destroy: (req, res, next) => {
-      return next();
-    },
+    create: user => checkRole(['user', 'admin'], user),
+    read: () => true,
+    update: user => checkRole(['user', 'admin'], user),
+    destroy: user => checkRole(['user', 'admin'], user),
   },
   fields: [
     {
diff --git a/demo/policies/checkRole.js b/demo/policies/checkRole.js
index 56150227c4..448483fd04 100644
--- a/demo/policies/checkRole.js
+++ b/demo/policies/checkRole.js
@@ -4,13 +4,8 @@
  * @param user
  * @returns {Function}
  */
-
 const checkRole = (roles, user) => {
-  if (user && roles.some(role => role === user.role)) {
-    return true;
-  }
-
-  return false;
+  return !!(user && roles.some(role => role === user.role));
 };
 
 module.exports = checkRole;
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index d5bac5de94..c8805f66ac 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class Payload {
       model: this.User,
       config: this.config.user,
     }, this.router);
-  }
+  };
 
   registerUpload = () => {
     const uploadSchema = buildCollectionSchema(
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class Payload {
     }, this.router);
 
     registerUploadRoutes(this.Upload, this.config, this.router);
-  }
+  };
 
   registerGlobals = (globals) => {
     validateGlobals(globals);
diff --git a/src/uploads/images/imageResizer.js b/src/uploads/images/imageResizer.js
index bb23295039..f491fbf2e9 100644
--- a/src/uploads/images/imageResizer.js
+++ b/src/uploads/images/imageResizer.js
@@ -13,28 +13,26 @@ function getOutputImageName(sourceImage, size) {
 
 export async function resizeAndSave(config, uploadConfig, file) {
   const sourceImage = `${config.staticDir}/${file.name}`;
-
-  const outputSizes = [];
   try {
     const dimensions = await sizeOf(sourceImage);
-    uploadConfig.imageSizes.forEach(async (desiredSize) => {
-      if (desiredSize.width > dimensions.width) {
-        return;
-      }
-      const outputImageName = getOutputImageName(sourceImage, desiredSize);
-      await sharp(sourceImage)
-        .resize(desiredSize.width, desiredSize.height, {
-          position: desiredSize.crop || 'centre',
-        })
-        .toFile(outputImageName);
-      outputSizes.push({
-        name: desiredSize.name,
-        height: desiredSize.height,
-        width: desiredSize.width,
-      });
-    });
+    console.log('ook');
+    return await Promise.all(uploadConfig.imageSizes
+      .filter(desiredSize => desiredSize.width < dimensions.width)
+      .map(async (desiredSize) => {
+        const outputImageName = getOutputImageName(sourceImage, desiredSize);
+        await sharp(sourceImage)
+          .resize(desiredSize.width, desiredSize.height, {
+            // would it make sense for this to be set by the uploader?
+            position: desiredSize.crop || 'centre',
+          })
+          .toFile(outputImageName);
+        console.log({ ...desiredSize });
+        return { ...desiredSize };
+      }));
   } catch (e) {
     console.log('error in resize and save', e.message);
   }
-  return outputSizes;
+  return [];
+  // console.log(outputSizes);
+  // return outputSizes;
 }
diff --git a/src/uploads/requestHandlers.js b/src/uploads/requestHandlers.js
index 7445d70c62..e1bdeb750d 100644
--- a/src/uploads/requestHandlers.js
+++ b/src/uploads/requestHandlers.js
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ const upload = async (req, res, next, config) => {
   }
 
   const handlerData = await fileTypeHandler(config, req.uploadConfig, req.files.file);
+  // const handlerData = {};
 
   req.model.create({
     ...req.body,