diff --git a/cf2/Fields/Handlers/FileUpload.php b/cf2/Fields/Handlers/FileUpload.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d275deb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cf2/Fields/Handlers/FileUpload.php
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+<?php
+
+
+namespace calderawp\calderaforms\cf2\Fields\Handlers;
+use calderawp\calderaforms\cf2\Transients\TransientApiContract;
+
+
+class FileUpload
+{
+
+    /**
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $field;
+    /**
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $form;
+
+    /**
+     * @var TransientApiContract
+     */
+    protected  $transientApi;
+    public function __construct(array $field, array $form, TransientApiContract $transientApi )
+    {
+        $this->field = $field;
+        $this->form = $form;
+        $this->transientApi = $transientApi;
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * @param array $files
+     * @param array $hashes
+     * @param $controlCode
+     * @return mixed
+     * @throws \Exception
+     */
+    public function processFiles(array $files,array $hashes, $controlCode  ){
+        $transdata = call_user_func([$this->transientApi, 'getTransient'],$controlCode);
+        if( ! is_array( $transdata ) ){
+            $transdata = [];
+        }
+
+        $i = 0;
+        foreach ($files as  $file) {
+            if (!\Caldera_Forms_Files::is_private($this->field)) {
+                $uploadArgs = array(
+                    'private' => false,
+                    'field_id' => $this->field['ID'],
+                    'form_id' => $this->form['ID']
+                );
+            } else {
+                $uploadArgs = array(
+                    'private' => true,
+                    'field_id' => $this->field['ID'],
+                    'form_id' => $this->form['ID']
+                );
+            }
+
+            $expected = $hashes[$i];
+            $actual      = md5_file( $file['tmp_name'] );
+
+            if ( $expected !== $actual ) {
+                throw new \Exception(__( 'Content hash did not match expected.' ), 412 );
+            }
+
+
+            $upload = wp_handle_upload($file, array( 'test_form' => false, 'action' => 'foo' ) );
+            if( !empty( $field['config']['media_lib'] ) ){
+                \Caldera_Forms_Files::add_to_media_library( $upload, $field );
+            }
+
+
+            $uploads[] = $upload['url'];
+            $i++;
+
+        }
+
+        call_user_func([$this->transientApi, 'setTransient'],$controlCode, array_merge( $transdata, $uploads ), 24 * 60 * 60 );
+
+
+        return $controlCode;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/cf2/RestApi/File/CreateFile.php b/cf2/RestApi/File/CreateFile.php
index 1c347ad77..6070e333f 100644
--- a/cf2/RestApi/File/CreateFile.php
+++ b/cf2/RestApi/File/CreateFile.php
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 
 use calderawp\calderaforms\cf2\Fields\FieldTypes\FileFieldType;
+use calderawp\calderaforms\cf2\Fields\Handlers\FileUpload;
+use calderawp\calderaforms\cf2\Transients\Cf1TransientsApi;
 
 class CreateFile extends File
 {
@@ -86,48 +88,21 @@ public function createItem(\WP_REST_Request $request)
         $uploader = $this->getUploader($field);
         $hashes = $request->get_param( 'hashes');
         $controlCode = $request->get_param( 'control'  );
-        $transdata = \Caldera_Forms_Transient::get_transient($controlCode);
-        if( ! is_array( $transdata ) ){
-            $transdata = [];
-        }
-
-        $i = 0;
-        foreach ($files as  $file) {
-            if (!\Caldera_Forms_Files::is_private($field)) {
-                $uploadArgs = array(
-                    'private' => false,
-                    'field_id' => $field['ID'],
-                    'form_id' => $this->getForm()['ID']
-                );
-            } else {
-                $uploadArgs = array(
-                    'private' => true,
-                    'field_id' => $field['ID'],
-                    'form_id' => $this->getForm()['ID']
-                );
-            }
-
-            $expected = $hashes[$i];
-            $actual      = md5_file( $file['tmp_name'] );
-
-            if ( $expected !== $actual ) {
-                return new \WP_Error( 'rest_upload_hash_mismatch', __( 'Content hash did not match expected.' ), array( 'status' => 412 ) );
-            }
-
-
-            $upload = wp_handle_upload($file, array( 'test_form' => false, 'action' => 'foo' ) );
-            if( !empty( $field['config']['media_lib'] ) ){
-                \Caldera_Forms_Files::add_to_media_library( $upload, $field );
-            }
-
-
-            $uploads[] = $upload['url'];
-            $i++;
+        $handler = new FileUpload(
+            $field,
+            $this->getForm(),
+            new Cf1TransientsApi()
+        );
+        try{
+            $controlCode = $handler->processFiles($files,$hashes,$controlCode);
+        }catch( \Exception $e ){
+            return new \WP_REST_Response(['message' => $e->getMessage() ],$e->getCode() );
 
         }
 
-        \Caldera_Forms_Transient::set_transient($controlCode, array_merge( $transdata, $uploads ), DAY_IN_SECONDS);
-
+        if( is_wp_error( $controlCode ) ){
+            return $controlCode;
+        }
         $response = rest_ensure_response([
             'control' => $controlCode
         ]);
@@ -151,4 +126,5 @@ protected function getUploader($field)
     }
 
 
+
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cf2/Transients/Cf1TransientsApi.php b/cf2/Transients/Cf1TransientsApi.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..018362f5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cf2/Transients/Cf1TransientsApi.php
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?php
+
+
+namespace calderawp\calderaforms\cf2\Transients;
+
+/**
+ * Class Cf1TransientsApi
+ *
+ * Thin wrapper over CF 1.5+ Transients API wrapper
+ *
+ * @package calderawp\calderaforms\cf2\Transients
+ */
+class Cf1TransientsApi implements TransientApiContract
+{ /**
+ * @inheritdoc
+ * @since 1.8.0
+ */
+    public  function getTransient($id){
+        return \Caldera_Forms_Transient::get_transient($id);
+    }
+    /**
+     * @inheritdoc
+     * @since 1.8.0
+     */
+    public  function setTransient($id, $data, $expires = null)
+    {
+        return  \Caldera_Forms_Transient::set_transient($id,$data,$expires);
+    }
+    /**
+     * @inheritdoc
+     * @since 1.8.0
+     */
+    public  function deleteTransient($id){
+        return \Caldera_Forms_Transient::delete_transient($id);
+    }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cf2/Transients/TransientApiContract.php b/cf2/Transients/TransientApiContract.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a8ae9f7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cf2/Transients/TransientApiContract.php
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+<?php
+
+
+namespace calderawp\calderaforms\cf2\Transients;
+
+
+interface TransientApiContract
+{
+
+    /**
+     * Get stored transient
+     *
+     * @since 1.8.0
+     *
+     * @param string $id Transient ID
+     * @param mixed $data Data
+     * @param null|int $expires Optional. Expiration time. Default is nul, which becomes 1 hour
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function setTransient($id, $data, $expires = null);
+
+    /**
+     * Delete transient
+     *
+     * @since 1.8.0
+     *
+     * @param string $id Transient ID
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function deleteTransient( $id );
+
+    /**
+     * Get a transient
+     *
+     * @since 1.8.0
+     *
+     * @param string $id Transient ID
+     *
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public  function getTransient( $id );
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/classes/transient.php b/classes/transient.php
index 8a67e8396..bc374cba4 100755
--- a/classes/transient.php
+++ b/classes/transient.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?php
-
+use calderawp\calderaforms\cf2\Transients\TransientApiContract;
 /**
  * Class Caldera_Forms_Transient
  *
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@
  * Before 1.4.9.1 get/set_transient was used as a convention.
  * In 1.4.9.1 This class was added as an API wrapping get/set_transient()
  * In 1.5.6 This API switched to using get/update_option() with WordPress "CRON job" to delete if needed, which it should not be most of the time, transient should be deleted on caldera_forms_submit_complete aaction. Reasons explained in https://github.com/CalderaWP/Caldera-Forms/issues/1866
+ * In 1.8.0 Created calderawp\calderaforms\cf2\Transients\TransientApiContract as public API definition.
  */
-class Caldera_Forms_Transient {
+class Caldera_Forms_Transient  {
 
 	/**
 	 * Tracks the transients to be deleted at caldera_forms_submit_complete action
@@ -131,4 +132,6 @@ public static function submission_complete(){
 		}
 
 	}
+
+
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/Integration/RestApi/CreateFileTest.php b/tests/Integration/RestApi/CreateFileTest.php
index 6175d229a..b30b3e0d4 100644
--- a/tests/Integration/RestApi/CreateFileTest.php
+++ b/tests/Integration/RestApi/CreateFileTest.php
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ public function testRouteCanBeRequest()
      *
      * @since 1.8.0
      *
-     * @group now
      * @group cf2
      * @group file
      * @group field
@@ -88,6 +87,7 @@ public function testCreateItem()
      *
      * @covers \calderawp\calderaforms\cf2\RestApi\File\CreateFile::createItem()
      *
+     * @group now
      * @group cf2
      * @group file
      * @group field
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ public function testInvalidHashes(){
      *
      * @covers \calderawp\calderaforms\cf2\RestApi\File\CreateFile::createItem()
      *
-     * @group now
      * @group cf2
      * @group file
      * @group field
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Fields/Handlers/FileUpload/FileUploadTest.php b/tests/Unit/Fields/Handlers/FileUpload/FileUploadTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..648621289
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/Fields/Handlers/FileUpload/FileUploadTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace calderawp\calderaforms\Tests\Unit\Fields\Handlers\FileUpload;
+
+use calderawp\calderaforms\cf2\Fields\Handlers\FileUpload;
+use calderawp\calderaforms\cf2\Transients\Cf1TransientsApi;
+use calderawp\calderaforms\Tests\Unit\TestCase;
+
+class FileUploadTest extends TestCase
+{
+
+    /**
+     * @cover \calderawp\calderaforms\cf2\Fields\Handlers\FileUpload::__construct()
+     * @cover \calderawp\calderaforms\cf2\Fields\Handlers\FileUpload::$field
+     * @cover \calderawp\calderaforms\cf2\Fields\Handlers\FileUpload::$form
+     * @cover \calderawp\calderaforms\cf2\Fields\Handlers\FileUpload::$transientApi
+     */
+    public function test__construct()
+    {
+        $field = [ 'ID' => 'fld1'];
+        $form = ['ID' => 'cd1' ];
+        $transients = new Cf1TransientsApi();
+        $handler = new FileUpload($field,$form, $transients);
+        $this->assertAttributeEquals( $field,'field', $handler );
+        $this->assertAttributeEquals( $form,'form', $handler );
+        $this->assertAttributeEquals( $transients,'transientApi', $handler );
+    }
+}