diff --git a/internal/api/fs.go b/internal/api/fs.go
index 3df8e1d..be9a3ae 100644
--- a/internal/api/fs.go
+++ b/internal/api/fs.go
@@ -28,27 +28,22 @@ func makeLocal(where path, zone *ZoneRequest) error {
 		return errEmptyFile
 	}
 
-	switch where {
-	case Tmp:
-		path = fmt.Sprintf("/tmp/tmpfile-%s-%s", zone.RawFileName, zone.User)
-	case Perm:
-		c, err = internal.ReadConfig()
+	c, err = internal.ReadConfig()
 
-		if err != nil {
-			logHandler(genericResponseFields{"error": err.Error(), "message": "no config file defined"})
+	if err != nil {
+		logHandler(genericResponseFields{"error": err.Error(), "message": "no config file defined"})
 
-			return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse directory: %w", err)
-		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse directory: %w", err)
+	}
 
-		path = fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/", c.ZoneDir, zone.RawFileName)
+	path = fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/", c.ZoneDir, zone.RawFileName)
 
-		file = zone.RawFileName
+	file = zone.RawFileName
 
-		if err = os.MkdirAll(path, 0o750); err != nil {
-			logHandler(genericResponseFields{"error": err.Error(), "message": "unable to make directory for zone files"})
+	if err = os.MkdirAll(path, 0o750); err != nil {
+		logHandler(genericResponseFields{"error": err.Error(), "message": "unable to make directory for zone files"})
 
-			return fmt.Errorf("unable to make zone directory: %w", err)
-		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to make zone directory: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	f, err := os.Create(filepath.Clean(path + file)) //nolint: gosec
diff --git a/internal/api/zone.go b/internal/api/zone.go
index 8e516db..d4e599a 100644
--- a/internal/api/zone.go
+++ b/internal/api/zone.go
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
 	"git.freecumextremist.com/grumbulon/pomme/internal"
@@ -68,8 +66,8 @@ func ReceiveFile(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	zoneFile := newDNSRequest(header.Filename, claims["username"].(string), b)
 
-	if err := zoneFile.save(Tmp); err != nil {
-		APIError(w, r, genericResponseFields{"message": "Unable to save zonefile", "status": http.StatusInternalServerError, "error": err.Error()})
+	if err := zoneFile.parse(); err != nil {
+		APIError(w, r, genericResponseFields{"message": "Unable to parse zonefile", "status": http.StatusInternalServerError, "error": err.Error()})
 
 		return
 	}
@@ -90,12 +88,6 @@ func ReceiveFile(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			},
 		})
 
-	if err := zoneFile.parse(); err != nil {
-		APIError(w, r, genericResponseFields{"message": "Unable to parse zonefile", "status": http.StatusInternalServerError, "error": err.Error()})
-
-		return
-	}
-
 	if err := zoneFile.save(Perm); err != nil {
 		APIError(w, r, genericResponseFields{"message": "Unable to save zonefile", "status": http.StatusInternalServerError, "error": err.Error()})
 
@@ -139,16 +131,8 @@ func (zone *ZoneRequest) parse() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (zone *ZoneRequest) save(path) error {
-	// clean up the tmp file
-	defer func() (err error) {
-		if err = os.Remove(filepath.Clean("/tmp/" + zone.FileName)); err != nil {
-			return
-		}
-		return
-	}()
-
-	return makeLocal(Perm, zone)
+func (zone *ZoneRequest) save(p path) error {
+	return makeLocal(p, zone)
 }
 
 func validateContentType(file io.Reader) bool {