diff --git a/packages/api-core/src/ms.js b/packages/api-core/src/ms.js
index 1758918e1..1922289aa 100644
--- a/packages/api-core/src/ms.js
+++ b/packages/api-core/src/ms.js
@@ -23,4 +23,18 @@ export default class AvMicroservice extends AvApi {
       .replace(/[/]+/g, '/')
       .replace(/\/$/, '');
   }
+
+  // make request to http
+  request(config, afterResponse) {
+    return this.http(config)
+      .then(response => this.onResponse(response, afterResponse))
+      .catch(error => {
+        let response;
+        if (error) {
+          response = error;
+          response.error = true;
+        }
+        return afterResponse ? afterResponse(response) : response;
+      });
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/api-core/src/resources/README.md b/packages/api-core/src/resources/README.md
index dfbcd6ba1..8939396ca 100644
--- a/packages/api-core/src/resources/README.md
+++ b/packages/api-core/src/resources/README.md
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ Upload a file to a bucket in the vault
 
 #### `uploadFile(data, config)`
 Method to upload a file. `data` contains FormData elements with a key of either `reference` (if pointed to an existing file) or `filedata` (if uploading a new file)
-`config` should contain `customerId` and `id` (the bucketId)
+`config` should contain `customerId`, `id` (the bucketId), and `clientId`
 
 
 ### AvSettings
diff --git a/packages/api-core/src/resources/files.js b/packages/api-core/src/resources/files.js
index 647b8af0b..a4d3d530c 100644
--- a/packages/api-core/src/resources/files.js
+++ b/packages/api-core/src/resources/files.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ export default class AvFiles extends AvMicroservice {
         name: 'core/vault/upload/v1',
         headers: {
           'Content-Type': undefined,
-          'X-App-Context': 'ecs-qa-app-context',
         },
       },
       config
@@ -21,8 +20,13 @@ export default class AvFiles extends AvMicroservice {
   }
 
   uploadFile(data, config) {
+    if (!config.customerId || !config.clientId) {
+      throw Error('[config.customerId] and [config.clientId] must be defined');
+    }
     config = this.config(config);
     config.headers['X-Availity-Customer-ID'] = config.customerId;
+    config.headers['X-Client-ID'] = config.clientId;
+
     return this.create(data, config);
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/api-core/src/resources/tests/files.test.js b/packages/api-core/src/resources/tests/files.test.js
index 7e4c355b9..bab80a5ab 100644
--- a/packages/api-core/src/resources/tests/files.test.js
+++ b/packages/api-core/src/resources/tests/files.test.js
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ const mockMerge = jest.fn((...args) => Object.assign(...args));
 
 const mockConfig = {
   id: '123',
+  clientId: '123-456',
+  customerId: '1194',
 };
 
 describe('AvFiles', () => {