diff --git a/projects/archiver/src/tasks/front/index.ts b/projects/archiver/src/tasks/front/index.ts
index 1f32931b9f..7c640ea491 100644
--- a/projects/archiver/src/tasks/front/index.ts
+++ b/projects/archiver/src/tasks/front/index.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
 import { Handler } from 'aws-lambda'
-import { unnest } from 'ramda'
 import { attempt, hasFailed } from '../../../../backend/utils/try'
-import { frontPath, Image } from '../../../common'
-import { getImagesFromFront } from '../image/helpers/media'
+import { frontPath } from '../../../common'
+import { handleAndNotifyOnError } from '../../services/task-handler'
 import { getFront } from '../../utils/backend-client'
+import { Bucket, ONE_WEEK, upload } from '../../utils/s3'
 import { IssueTaskOutput } from '../issue'
-import { Bucket, upload, ONE_WEEK } from '../../utils/s3'
-import { handleAndNotifyOnError } from '../../services/task-handler'
 
 type FrontTaskInput = IssueTaskOutput
 export interface FrontTaskOutput extends IssueTaskOutput {
-    images: Image[]
+    frontId: string
 }
 export const handler: Handler<
     FrontTaskInput,
@@ -29,8 +27,6 @@ export const handler: Handler<
 
     console.log(`succesfully download front ${frontId}`, maybeFront)
 
-    const images: Image[] = unnest(getImagesFromFront(maybeFront))
-
     const frontUpload = await attempt(
         upload(
             frontPath(publishedId, frontId),
@@ -51,7 +47,7 @@ export const handler: Handler<
     return {
         issuePublication,
         issue: { ...issue, fronts: publishedFronts },
-        images,
+        frontId,
         fronts: remainingFronts,
         remainingFronts: remainingFronts.length,
         message: `Succesfully published ${frontId}`,
diff --git a/projects/archiver/src/tasks/image/index.ts b/projects/archiver/src/tasks/image/index.ts
index 00c23c3de9..87423c459d 100644
--- a/projects/archiver/src/tasks/image/index.ts
+++ b/projects/archiver/src/tasks/image/index.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,15 @@ import { Handler } from 'aws-lambda'
 import { unnest } from 'ramda'
 import { attempt, hasFailed } from '../../../../backend/utils/try'
 import { Image, ImageSize, imageSizes } from '../../../common'
-import { getAndUploadColours, getAndUploadImage } from './helpers/media'
+import {
+    getAndUploadColours,
+    getAndUploadImage,
+    getImagesFromFront,
+} from './helpers/media'
 import pAll = require('p-all')
 import { FrontTaskOutput } from '../front'
 import { handleAndNotifyOnError } from '../../services/task-handler'
+import { getFront } from '../../utils/backend-client'
 
 type ImageTaskInput = FrontTaskOutput
 export interface ImageTaskOutput extends Omit<FrontTaskOutput, 'images'> {
@@ -16,9 +21,20 @@ export const handler: Handler<
     ImageTaskInput,
     ImageTaskOutput
 > = handleAndNotifyOnError(
-    async ({ issuePublication, issue, images, ...params }) => {
+    async ({ issuePublication, issue, frontId, ...params }) => {
         const { publishedId } = issue
 
+        const maybeFront = await getFront(publishedId, frontId)
+
+        if (hasFailed(maybeFront)) {
+            console.error(JSON.stringify(attempt))
+            throw new Error(`Could not download front ${frontId}`)
+        }
+
+        console.log(`succesfully download front ${frontId}`, maybeFront)
+
+        const images: Image[] = unnest(getImagesFromFront(maybeFront))
+
         const imagesWithSizes: [Image, ImageSize][] = unnest(
             images.map(image =>
                 imageSizes.map((size): [Image, ImageSize] => [image, size]),
@@ -56,6 +72,7 @@ export const handler: Handler<
         return {
             issuePublication,
             issue,
+            frontId,
             ...params,
             failedColours,
             failedImages,