diff --git a/cmd/server.go b/cmd/server.go
index a574e02..4b21ec1 100644
--- a/cmd/server.go
+++ b/cmd/server.go
@@ -253,29 +253,14 @@ func handleV1Seed(c echo.Context) error {
 		})
 	}
 
-	var new_buckets []string
-
-	for _, bucket := range cfg.Server.Documents.Buckets {
-		exists, err := mediaClient.MinioClient.BucketExists(context.Background(), bucket)
-		if err != nil {
-			return c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, map[string]string{
-				"message": "Error during minio#BucketExists",
-				"error":   err.Error(),
-			})
-		}
-
-		if exists {
-			continue
-		}
-
-		if err = mediaClient.MinioClient.MakeBucket(context.Background(), bucket, minio.MakeBucketOptions{}); err != nil {
-			return c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, map[string]string{
-				"message": "Error during minio#MakeBucket",
-				"error":   err.Error(),
-			})
-		}
-		new_buckets = append(new_buckets, bucket)
+	new_buckets, err := mediaClient.Seed()
+	if err != nil {
+		return c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, map[string]string{
+			"message": "Error during mediaClient.Seed()",
+			"error":   err.Error(),
+		})
 	}
+
 	var message string
 	if len(new_buckets) == 0 {
 		message = "All buckets already exist"