diff --git a/src/api/endpoints/drive.ts b/src/api/endpoints/drive.ts
index b9c4e3e506..d92473633a 100644
--- a/src/api/endpoints/drive.ts
+++ b/src/api/endpoints/drive.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module.exports = (params, user) => new Promise(async (res, rej) => {
 	// Calculate drive usage
 	const usage = ((await DriveFile
 		.aggregate([
-			{ $match: { metadata: { user_id: user._id } } },
+			{ $match: { 'metadata.user_id': user._id } },
 			{
 				$project: {
 					length: true
diff --git a/src/api/endpoints/drive/files.ts b/src/api/endpoints/drive/files.ts
index 41687c4993..035916b309 100644
--- a/src/api/endpoints/drive/files.ts
+++ b/src/api/endpoints/drive/files.ts
@@ -40,10 +40,8 @@ module.exports = async (params, user, app) => {
 		_id: -1
 	};
 	const query = {
-		metadata: {
-			user_id: user._id,
-			folder_id: folderId
-		}
+		'metadata.user_id': user._id,
+		'metadata.folder_id': folderId
 	} as any;
 	if (sinceId) {
 		sort._id = 1;
diff --git a/src/api/endpoints/drive/files/find.ts b/src/api/endpoints/drive/files/find.ts
index 255faf94ec..1c818131d7 100644
--- a/src/api/endpoints/drive/files/find.ts
+++ b/src/api/endpoints/drive/files/find.ts
@@ -24,11 +24,9 @@ module.exports = (params, user) => new Promise(async (res, rej) => {
 	// Issue query
 	const files = await DriveFile
 		.find({
-			metadata: {
-				name: name,
-				user_id: user._id,
-				folder_id: folderId
-			}
+			'metadata.name': name,
+			'metadata.user_id': user._id,
+			'metadata.folder_id': folderId
 		});
 
 	// Serialize
diff --git a/src/api/endpoints/drive/files/show.ts b/src/api/endpoints/drive/files/show.ts
index 8830346008..0a19b19939 100644
--- a/src/api/endpoints/drive/files/show.ts
+++ b/src/api/endpoints/drive/files/show.ts
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@ module.exports = async (params, user) => {
 	const file = await DriveFile
 		.findOne({
 			_id: fileId,
-			metadata: {
-				user_id: user._id
-			}
+			'metadata.user_id': user._id
 		});
 
 	if (file === null) {
diff --git a/src/api/endpoints/drive/files/update.ts b/src/api/endpoints/drive/files/update.ts
index c4d2673688..7a6d2562fb 100644
--- a/src/api/endpoints/drive/files/update.ts
+++ b/src/api/endpoints/drive/files/update.ts
@@ -20,19 +20,14 @@ module.exports = (params, user) => new Promise(async (res, rej) => {
 	const [fileId, fileIdErr] = $(params.file_id).id().$;
 	if (fileIdErr) return rej('invalid file_id param');
 
-	console.dir(user)
 
 	// Fetch file
 	const file = await DriveFile
 		.findOne({
 			_id: fileId,
-			metadata: {
-				user_id: user._id
-			}
+			'metadata.user_id': user._id
 		});
 
-	console.dir(file)
-
 	if (file === null) {
 		return rej('file-not-found');
 	}
@@ -42,7 +37,7 @@ module.exports = (params, user) => new Promise(async (res, rej) => {
 	// Get 'name' parameter
 	const [name, nameErr] = $(params.name).optional.string().pipe(validateFileName).$;
 	if (nameErr) return rej('invalid name param');
-	if (name) updateQuery.name = name;
+	if (name) updateQuery['metadata.name'] = name;
 
 	// Get 'folder_id' parameter
 	const [folderId, folderIdErr] = $(params.folder_id).optional.nullable.id().$;
@@ -50,7 +45,7 @@ module.exports = (params, user) => new Promise(async (res, rej) => {
 
 	if (folderId !== undefined) {
 		if (folderId === null) {
-			updateQuery.folder_id = null;
+			updateQuery['metadata.folder_id'] = null;
 		} else {
 			// Fetch folder
 			const folder = await DriveFolder
@@ -63,21 +58,17 @@ module.exports = (params, user) => new Promise(async (res, rej) => {
 				return rej('folder-not-found');
 			}
 
-			updateQuery.folder_id = folder._id;
+			updateQuery['metadata.folder_id'] = folder._id;
 		}
 	}
 
 	const updated = await DriveFile.update(file._id, {
-		$set: { metadata: updateQuery }
+		$set: { updateQuery }
 	});
 
-	console.dir(updated)
-
 	// Serialize
 	const fileObj = await serialize(updated);
 
-	console.dir(fileObj)
-
 	// Response
 	res(fileObj);
 
diff --git a/src/api/endpoints/messaging/messages/create.ts b/src/api/endpoints/messaging/messages/create.ts
index 1d186268fb..149852c093 100644
--- a/src/api/endpoints/messaging/messages/create.ts
+++ b/src/api/endpoints/messaging/messages/create.ts
@@ -54,9 +54,7 @@ module.exports = (params, user) => new Promise(async (res, rej) => {
 	if (fileId !== undefined) {
 		file = await DriveFile.findOne({
 			_id: fileId,
-			metadata: {
-				user_id: user._id
-			}
+			'metadata.user_id': user._id
 		});
 
 		if (file === null) {
diff --git a/src/api/endpoints/posts/create.ts b/src/api/endpoints/posts/create.ts
index 1507639776..4f4b7e2e83 100644
--- a/src/api/endpoints/posts/create.ts
+++ b/src/api/endpoints/posts/create.ts
@@ -44,9 +44,7 @@ module.exports = (params, user: IUser, app) => new Promise(async (res, rej) => {
 			// SELECT _id
 			const entity = await DriveFile.findOne({
 				_id: mediaId,
-				metadata: {
-					user_id: user._id
-				}
+				'metadata.user_id': user._id
 			});
 
 			if (entity === null) {
diff --git a/src/api/serializers/drive-folder.ts b/src/api/serializers/drive-folder.ts
index 3b5f61aeed..6ebf454a28 100644
--- a/src/api/serializers/drive-folder.ts
+++ b/src/api/serializers/drive-folder.ts
@@ -44,9 +44,7 @@ const self = (
 		});
 
 		const childFilesCount = await DriveFile.count({
-			metadata: {
-				folder_id: _folder.id
-			}
+			'metadata.folder_id': _folder.id
 		});
 
 		_folder.folders_count = childFoldersCount;