diff --git a/cmd/backend/files.go b/cmd/backend/files.go
index 2ccbb37..e33f04b 100644
--- a/cmd/backend/files.go
+++ b/cmd/backend/files.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package backend
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"log"
 	"os"
 )
 
@@ -19,10 +20,30 @@ func CopyFile(src, dst string) error {
 	}
 	defer dstFile.Close()
 
-	_, err = io.Copy(dstFile, srcFile)
-	if err != nil {
+	if _, err = io.Copy(dstFile, srcFile); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error copying file: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	return dstFile.Sync()
 }
+
+func WriteFile(path string, src io.Reader) error {
+	file, err := os.Create(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println(err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("error creating file: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	if _, err = io.Copy(file, src); err != nil {
+		log.Println(err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("error copying file: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if err = file.Sync(); err != nil {
+		log.Println(err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("error syncing file: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/cmd/frontend/pdf.go b/cmd/frontend/pdf.go
index 0f58bb8..3e5e005 100644
--- a/cmd/frontend/pdf.go
+++ b/cmd/frontend/pdf.go
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@ package frontend
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
-	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
@@ -60,15 +58,7 @@ func UploadPDF(c *b.Config, s *b.CookieStore) http.HandlerFunc {
 			return
 		}
 
-		pdf, err := os.Create(absFilepath)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Println(err)
-			http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
-			return
-		}
-		defer pdf.Close()
-
-		if _, err = io.Copy(pdf, file); err != nil {
+		if err = b.WriteFile(absFilepath, file); err != nil {
 			log.Println(err)
 			http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
 			return