diff --git a/src/commands/publish.rs b/src/commands/publish.rs
index 849c31b23..621b20c67 100644
--- a/src/commands/publish.rs
+++ b/src/commands/publish.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use crate::commands::kv;
 use crate::commands::kv::bucket::{sync, upload_files};
 use crate::commands::kv::bulk::delete::delete_bulk;
 use crate::deploy;
+use crate::http;
 use crate::settings::global_user::GlobalUser;
 use crate::settings::toml::{DeployConfig, KvNamespace, Target};
 use crate::terminal::{emoji, message};
@@ -38,9 +39,10 @@ pub fn publish(
         upload_files(target, user, &site_namespace.id, to_upload)?;
 
         sync_other_buckets(target, user, verbose)?;
+        let upload_client = http::auth_client(Some("site"), user);
 
         // Next, upload and deploy the worker with the updated asset_manifest
-        upload::script(&user, &target, Some(asset_manifest))?;
+        upload::script(&upload_client, &target, Some(asset_manifest))?;
 
         deploy::worker(&user, &deploy_config)?;
 
@@ -55,7 +57,8 @@ pub fn publish(
     } else {
         sync_other_buckets(target, user, verbose)?;
 
-        upload::script(&user, &target, None)?;
+        let upload_client = http::auth_client(None, user);
+        upload::script(&upload_client, &target, None)?;
 
         deploy::worker(&user, &deploy_config)?;
     }
diff --git a/src/commands/secret/mod.rs b/src/commands/secret/mod.rs
index a17d3dc74..e13312f01 100644
--- a/src/commands/secret/mod.rs
+++ b/src/commands/secret/mod.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ pub fn upload_draft_worker(
             for error in &api_errors.errors {
                 if error.code == 10007 {
                     message::working(&format!("Worker {} doesn't exist in the API yet. Creating a draft Worker so we can create new secret.", target.name));
-                    return Some(upload::script(user, target, None));
+                    let upload_client = http::auth_client(None, user);
+                    return Some(upload::script(&upload_client, target, None));
                 } else {
                     return None;
                 }
diff --git a/src/upload/mod.rs b/src/upload/mod.rs
index 1b12dcc6f..f23a64b45 100644
--- a/src/upload/mod.rs
+++ b/src/upload/mod.rs
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ pub mod package;
 
 pub use package::Package;
 
+use reqwest::blocking::Client;
+
 use crate::commands::kv::bucket::AssetManifest;
-use crate::http;
-use crate::settings::global_user::GlobalUser;
 use crate::settings::toml::Target;
 
 pub fn script(
-    user: &GlobalUser,
+    client: &Client,
     target: &Target,
     asset_manifest: Option<AssetManifest>,
 ) -> Result<(), failure::Error> {
@@ -19,12 +19,6 @@ pub fn script(
         target.account_id, target.name,
     );
 
-    let client = if target.site.is_some() {
-        http::auth_client(Some("site"), user)
-    } else {
-        http::auth_client(None, user)
-    };
-
     let script_upload_form = form::build(target, asset_manifest)?;
 
     let res = client