diff --git a/helpers/lbryApi.js b/helpers/lbryApi.js
index 68e05c83..4d14d7d3 100644
--- a/helpers/lbryApi.js
+++ b/helpers/lbryApi.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 var axios = require('axios');
+var db = require("../models");
 
 module.exports = {
 	publishClaim: function(publishParams){
@@ -33,7 +34,18 @@ module.exports = {
 				/* 
 					note: put in a check to make sure we do not resolve until the download is actually complete (response.data.completed === true)
 				*/
-				resolve(getResponse.data);
+				// save a record of the file to the Files table
+				db.File.create({
+					name: getResponse.data.result.file_name,
+					path: getResponse.data.result.download_path,
+					file_type: getResponse.data.result.mime_type,
+					claim_id: getResponse.data.result.claim_id,
+					nsfw: getResponse.data.result.metadata.stream.metadata.nsfw,
+				}).catch(function(error){
+					console.log('an error occurred when writing to the MySQL database. Check the logs.');
+				});
+				// resolve the promise
+				resolve(getResponse.data);  //to do: return the result 
 			}).catch(function(getUriError){
 				console.log(">> 'get' error");
 				// reject the promise with an error message
diff --git a/helpers/lbryHelpers.js b/helpers/lbryHelpers.js
index 2b1496cf..9f431ed0 100644
--- a/helpers/lbryHelpers.js
+++ b/helpers/lbryHelpers.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ module.exports = {
 				// check to see if the file is available locally
 				db.File.findOne({where: { claim_id: claimId }})
 				.then(function(claim){
-					console.log("asset found locally >>", claim)
+					console.log(">> Asset was found locally");
 					// if a record is found, return it
 					if (claim){
 						var fileInfo = {
@@ -126,15 +126,14 @@ module.exports = {
 			// check locally for the claim
 			db.File.findOne({where: { claim_id: claimId }})
 			.then(function(claim){
-				console.log("asset found locally >>", claim)
+				console.log(">> Asset was found locally");
 				// if a record is found, return it
 				if (claim){
-					var fileInfo = {
+					resolve({
 						file_name: claim.dataValues.name,
 						download_path: claim.dataValues.path,
 						content_type: claim.dataValues.file_type
-					}
-					resolve(fileInfo); 
+					}); 
 				// ... otherwise use daemon to retrieve it
 				} else {
 					// get the claim info via 'resolve'