diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2a65b26..d78b9e1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 *.log
 *.db
 *.conf
-configs/*
\ No newline at end of file
+configs/*
+*.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/node_main.py b/app/node_main.py
index 6f6af6b..9e0662d 100644
--- a/app/node_main.py
+++ b/app/node_main.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ from internal.logger import create_logger
 from internal.op25_config_utls import scan_local_library
 import paho.mqtt.client as mqtt
 import requests
-from google.cloud import storage
 
 # Initialize logging
 LOGGER = create_logger(__name__)
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ NODE_ID = os.getenv("NODE_ID", "standalone-node")
 MQTT_BROKER = os.getenv("MQTT_BROKER", None)
 NODE_LAT = os.getenv("NODE_LAT")
 NODE_LONG = os.getenv("NODE_LONG")
-AUDIO_BUCKET = os.getenv("AUDIO_BUCKET")
 
 # Global flag to track MQTT connection state
 MQTT_CONNECTED = False
@@ -246,16 +244,16 @@ async def mqtt_lifecycle_manager():
                 recorder_proc = None
 
         def upload_audio(call_id):
-            if not AUDIO_BUCKET: return None
+            if not MQTT_BROKER: return None
             local_path = f"/calls/{call_id}.mp3"
             if not os.path.exists(local_path): return None
             
             try:
-                client = storage.Client()
-                bucket = client.bucket(AUDIO_BUCKET)
-                blob = bucket.blob(f"audio/{call_id}.mp3")
-                blob.upload_from_filename(local_path, content_type="audio/mpeg")
-                return f"gs://{AUDIO_BUCKET}/audio/{call_id}.mp3"
+                with open(local_path, "rb") as f:
+                    files = {"file": (f"{call_id}.mp3", f, "audio/mpeg")}
+                    response = requests.post(f"{MQTT_BROKER}/upload", files=files, data={"node_id": NODE_ID, "call_id": call_id}, timeout=30)
+                    response.raise_for_status()
+                    return response.json().get("url")
             except Exception as e:
                 LOGGER.error(f"Upload failed: {e}")
                 return None
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index b6472b2..e49e782 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,5 +3,4 @@ uvicorn[standard]
 paho-mqtt
 pydantic
 python-multipart
-requests
-google-cloud-storage
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+requests
\ No newline at end of file