diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 1632f30..a1b2931 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ import { getS3DataTemplatesRoute } from "./routes/data/s3/templates.js";
 import { getIPFSDataRoute } from "./routes/data/ipfs.js";
 
 const DEV = process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production";
+if (DEV) (await import("dotenv")).config();
+
 const DISABLE_IPFS_PERSISTENCE =
     process.env.DISABLE_IPFS_PERSISTENCE === "true";
 
 const start = async () => {
-    if (DEV) (await import("dotenv")).config();
-
     const HOST = requireEnv({ name: "HOST" });
     const PORT = requireEnv({ name: "PORT" });
     const server = createServer({
diff --git a/src/routes/data/s3/templates.ts b/src/routes/data/s3/templates.ts
index a1ce3de..df45020 100644
--- a/src/routes/data/s3/templates.ts
+++ b/src/routes/data/s3/templates.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export const getS3DataTemplatesRoute = async ({
                 allow: "multipart/form-data",
                 maxBytes: 5_000_000, // 5Mb
                 multipart: {
-                    output: "stream",
+                    output: "data",
                 },
                 parse: true,
                 timeout: 60000,
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export const getS3DataTemplatesRoute = async ({
             },
         },
         handler: async (request, h) => {
-            const template = request.payload as Record<string, Readable>;
+            const template = request.payload as Record<string, Buffer>;
             for (let fileName of Object.keys(request.payload)) {
                 if (fileName === "/__car" || fileName === "__car") {
                     return badRequest(
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index ff55589..cdfd704 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -294,21 +294,16 @@ export const ipfsEncodeJSON = async ({
 };
 
 interface DirectoryToCARParams {
-    directory: Record<string, Readable>;
+    directory: Record<string, Buffer>;
 }
 
 export const ipfsEncodeDirectory = async ({
     directory,
 }: DirectoryToCARParams): Promise<CARReturnValue> => {
-    const streamableFiles = Object.entries(directory).map<FileLike>(
-        ([fileName, readable]) => {
-            return {
-                name: fileName,
-                stream: () => Readable.toWeb(readable),
-            };
-        },
-    );
-    const encodedDirectory = await UnixFS.encodeDirectory(streamableFiles);
+    const files = Object.entries(directory).map<File>(([fileName, buffer]) => {
+        return new File([buffer], fileName);
+    });
+    const encodedDirectory = await UnixFS.encodeDirectory(files);
     const car = await CAR.encode(encodedDirectory.blocks, encodedDirectory.cid);
     return { cid: encodedDirectory.cid.toString(), car };
 };