diff --git a/ui/src/state/storage/storage.ts b/ui/src/state/storage/storage.ts
index 6f32f1b9f3..847a8696b5 100644
--- a/ui/src/state/storage/storage.ts
+++ b/ui/src/state/storage/storage.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ export const useStorage = createState<BaseStorageState>(
     backend: 'tlon-hosting',
     tlonHosting: {
       endpoint: 'http://localhost:8888',
-      token: 'token',
     },
     s3: {
       configuration: {
diff --git a/ui/src/state/storage/type.ts b/ui/src/state/storage/type.ts
index 491827154d..03fba4e603 100644
--- a/ui/src/state/storage/type.ts
+++ b/ui/src/state/storage/type.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ export interface GcpToken {
 
 export interface StorageCredentialsTlonHosting {
   endpoint: string;
-  token: string;
 }
 
 export type StorageBackend = 's3' | 'tlon-hosting';
diff --git a/ui/src/state/storage/upload.ts b/ui/src/state/storage/upload.ts
index 7ba2954190..71c4fba599 100644
--- a/ui/src/state/storage/upload.ts
+++ b/ui/src/state/storage/upload.ts
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ function useS3Client() {
 const selUploader = (key: string) => (s: FileStore) => s.uploaders[key];
 export function useUploader(key: string): Uploader | undefined {
   const {
-    tlonHosting: { token },
+    tlonHosting: { endpoint },
     s3: {
       configuration: { currentBucket },
     },
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ export function useUploader(key: string): Uploader | undefined {
   const uploader = useFileStore(selUploader(key));
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if ((s3Client && currentBucket) || token) {
+    if ((s3Client && currentBucket) || endpoint) {
       useFileStore.setState(
         produce((draft) => {
           draft.uploaders[key] = emptyUploader(key, currentBucket);
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ export function useUploader(key: string): Uploader | undefined {
         })
       );
     };
-  }, [s3Client, currentBucket, key, token]);
+  }, [s3Client, currentBucket, key, endpoint]);
 
   return uploader;
 }