diff --git a/internal/media/handler.go b/internal/media/handler.go
index 058337ecf..70c5c0826 100644
--- a/internal/media/handler.go
+++ b/internal/media/handler.go
@@ -250,11 +250,11 @@ func (mh *mediaHandler) ProcessLocalEmoji(ctx context.Context, emojiBytes []byte
 
 	// serve url and storage path for the original emoji -- can be png or gif
 	emojiURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s/%s/%s.%s", URLbase, instanceAccount.ID, Emoji, Original, newEmojiID, extension)
-	emojiPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s/%s/%s.%s", mh.config.StorageConfig.BasePath, instanceAccount.ID, Emoji, Original, newEmojiID, extension)
+	emojiPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s/%s.%s", instanceAccount.ID, Emoji, Original, newEmojiID, extension)
 
 	// serve url and storage path for the static version -- will always be png
 	emojiStaticURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s/%s/%s.png", URLbase, instanceAccount.ID, Emoji, Static, newEmojiID)
-	emojiStaticPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s/%s/%s.png", mh.config.StorageConfig.BasePath, instanceAccount.ID, Emoji, Static, newEmojiID)
+	emojiStaticPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s/%s.png", instanceAccount.ID, Emoji, Static, newEmojiID)
 
 	// Store the original emoji
 	if err := mh.storage.Put(emojiPath, original.image); err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/media/processicon.go b/internal/media/processicon.go
index b6b113b0c..17e48fec2 100644
--- a/internal/media/processicon.go
+++ b/internal/media/processicon.go
@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@ func (mh *mediaHandler) processHeaderOrAvi(imageBytes []byte, contentType string
 	smallURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s/small/%s.%s", URLbase, accountID, mediaType, newMediaID, extension)
 
 	// we store the original...
-	originalPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s/%s/%s.%s", mh.config.StorageConfig.BasePath, accountID, mediaType, Original, newMediaID, extension)
+	originalPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s/%s.%s", accountID, mediaType, Original, newMediaID, extension)
 	if err := mh.storage.Put(originalPath, original.image); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("storage error: %s", err)
 	}
 
 	// and a thumbnail...
-	smallPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s/%s/%s.%s", mh.config.StorageConfig.BasePath, accountID, mediaType, Small, newMediaID, extension)
+	smallPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s/%s.%s", accountID, mediaType, Small, newMediaID, extension)
 	if err := mh.storage.Put(smallPath, small.image); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("storage error: %s", err)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/media/processimage.go b/internal/media/processimage.go
index e06ad8d14..03c820cc5 100644
--- a/internal/media/processimage.go
+++ b/internal/media/processimage.go
@@ -72,13 +72,13 @@ func (mh *mediaHandler) processImageAttachment(data []byte, minAttachment *gtsmo
 	smallURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/attachment/small/%s.jpeg", URLbase, minAttachment.AccountID, newMediaID) // all thumbnails/smalls are encoded as jpeg
 
 	// we store the original...
-	originalPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s/%s/%s.%s", mh.config.StorageConfig.BasePath, minAttachment.AccountID, Attachment, Original, newMediaID, extension)
+	originalPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s/%s.%s", minAttachment.AccountID, Attachment, Original, newMediaID, extension)
 	if err := mh.storage.Put(originalPath, original.image); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("storage error: %s", err)
 	}
 
 	// and a thumbnail...
-	smallPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s/%s/%s.jpeg", mh.config.StorageConfig.BasePath, minAttachment.AccountID, Attachment, Small, newMediaID) // all thumbnails/smalls are encoded as jpeg
+	smallPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s/%s.jpeg", minAttachment.AccountID, Attachment, Small, newMediaID) // all thumbnails/smalls are encoded as jpeg
 	if err := mh.storage.Put(smallPath, small.image); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("storage error: %s", err)
 	}