diff --git a/libs/client/package.json b/libs/client/package.json
index 77e0dbd..608083e 100644
--- a/libs/client/package.json
+++ b/libs/client/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@fal-ai/serverless-client",
   "description": "The fal serverless JS/TS client",
-  "version": "0.13.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "0.13.0",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/libs/client/src/function.ts b/libs/client/src/function.ts
index 019ad44..e74e8d9 100644
--- a/libs/client/src/function.ts
+++ b/libs/client/src/function.ts
@@ -29,11 +29,9 @@ type RunOptions<Input> = {
 
   /**
    * If `true`, the function will automatically upload any files
-   * (i.e. instances of `Blob`) or data:uri in the input.
+   * (i.e. instances of `Blob`).
    *
-   * You can disable this behavior by setting it to `false`, which
-   * is useful in cases where you want to upload the files yourself
-   * or use small data:uri in the input.
+   * This is enabled by default. You can disable it by setting it to `false`.
    */
   readonly autoUpload?: boolean;
 };
@@ -241,6 +239,8 @@ type QueueSubscribeOptions = {
       /**
        * The interval (in milliseconds) at which to poll for updates.
        * If not provided, a default value of `500` will be used.
+       *
+       * This value is ignored if `mode` is set to `streaming`.
        */
       pollInterval?: number;
     }
diff --git a/libs/client/src/storage.ts b/libs/client/src/storage.ts
index 8c3e213..1388823 100644
--- a/libs/client/src/storage.ts
+++ b/libs/client/src/storage.ts
@@ -28,19 +28,6 @@ export interface StorageSupport {
   transformInput: (input: Record<string, any>) => Promise<Record<string, any>>;
 }
 
-function isDataUri(uri: string): boolean {
-  // avoid uri parsing if it doesn't start with data:
-  if (!uri.startsWith('data:')) {
-    return false;
-  }
-  try {
-    const url = new URL(uri);
-    return url.protocol === 'data:';
-  } catch (_) {
-    return false;
-  }
-}
-
 type InitiateUploadResult = {
   file_url: string;
   upload_url: string;
@@ -106,18 +93,8 @@ export const storageImpl: StorageSupport = {
   transformInput: async (input: any): Promise<any> => {
     if (Array.isArray(input)) {
       return Promise.all(input.map((item) => storageImpl.transformInput(item)));
-    } else if (
-      input instanceof Blob ||
-      (typeof input === 'string' && isDataUri(input))
-    ) {
-      let blob = input;
-      // If the string is a data URI, convert it to a blob
-      if (typeof input === 'string' && isDataUri(input)) {
-        const response = await fetch(input);
-        blob = await response.blob();
-      }
-      const url = await storageImpl.upload(blob as Blob);
-      return url;
+    } else if (input instanceof Blob) {
+      return await storageImpl.upload(input);
     } else if (isPlainObject(input)) {
       const inputObject = input as Record<string, any>;
       const promises = Object.entries(inputObject).map(