diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 987f6a2b2..81cfb391b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@thirdweb-dev/sdk",
-  "version": "2.3.8",
+  "version": "2.3.9-0",
   "description": "The main thirdweb SDK.",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/src/core/classes/ipfs-storage.ts b/src/core/classes/ipfs-storage.ts
index 1163b59ef..a003a59fb 100644
--- a/src/core/classes/ipfs-storage.ts
+++ b/src/core/classes/ipfs-storage.ts
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ export class IpfsStorage implements IStorage {
     },
   ) {
     // replace all active gateway url links with their raw ipfs hash
-    const sanitizedMetadatas = await replaceGatewayUrlWithHash(
+    const sanitizedMetadatas = replaceGatewayUrlWithHash(
       metadatas,
       "ipfs://",
       this.gatewayUrl,
@@ -278,9 +278,9 @@ export class IpfsStorage implements IStorage {
   /**
    * FOR TESTING ONLY
    * @internal
-   * @param data
-   * @param contractAddress
-   * @param signerAddress
+   * @param data -
+   * @param contractAddress -
+   * @param signerAddress -
    */
   public async uploadSingle(
     data: string | Record<string, any>,
diff --git a/src/core/helpers/storage.ts b/src/core/helpers/storage.ts
index fd0cd01c9..bc88cfe5d 100644
--- a/src/core/helpers/storage.ts
+++ b/src/core/helpers/storage.ts
@@ -91,14 +91,16 @@ export function replaceGatewayUrlWithHash(
     object[keys[key]] = toIPFSHash(val, scheme, gatewayUrl);
     if (Array.isArray(val)) {
       object[keys[key]] = val.map((el) => {
-        if (typeof el === "object") {
+        const isFile = el instanceof File || el instanceof Buffer;
+        if (typeof el === "object" && !isFile) {
           return replaceGatewayUrlWithHash(el, scheme, gatewayUrl);
         } else {
           return toIPFSHash(el, scheme, gatewayUrl);
         }
       });
     }
-    if (typeof val === "object") {
+    const isFile = val instanceof File || val instanceof Buffer;
+    if (typeof val === "object" && !isFile) {
       replaceGatewayUrlWithHash(val, scheme, gatewayUrl);
     }
   }