diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index db683203b..f7a50c3f9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 ### Changed
 - Remove latest stable OpenProject version from warning message [#891](https://github.com/nextcloud/integration_openproject/pull/891)
+- Replace internal method with public API for updating file metadata [#908](https://github.com/nextcloud/integration_openproject/pull/908)
 
 ### Fixed
 - Show meaningful error message when deleting group folders [#884](https://github.com/nextcloud/integration_openproject/pull/884)
diff --git a/lib/Controller/DirectUploadController.php b/lib/Controller/DirectUploadController.php
index 5c634fd91..d0c7bef49 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/DirectUploadController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/DirectUploadController.php
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 use InvalidArgumentException;
 use OC\Files\Filesystem;
 use OC\Files\Node\Folder;
-use OC\Files\View;
 use OC\ForbiddenException;
 use OC\User\NoUserException;
 use OCA\OpenProject\Exception\OpenprojectFileNotUploadedException;
@@ -79,10 +78,6 @@ class DirectUploadController extends ApiController {
 
 	private $l;
 
-	/**
-	 * @var View
-	 */
-	private $fileView;
 	public function __construct(
 		string $appName,
 		IRequest $request,
@@ -92,8 +87,7 @@ public function __construct(
 		DirectUploadService $directUploadService,
 		DatabaseService $databaseService,
 		IL10N  $l,
-		?string $userId,
-		View $fileView
+		?string $userId
 	) {
 		parent::__construct($appName, $request, 'POST');
 		$this->userId = $userId;
@@ -104,7 +98,6 @@ public function __construct(
 		$this->databaseService = $databaseService;
 		$this->userSession = $userSession;
 		$this->l = $l;
-		$this->fileView = $fileView;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -245,7 +238,9 @@ public function directUpload(string $token):DataResponse {
 			$fileId = $fileInfo->getId();
 			// setting the creation time for the uploaded file
 			$creationTime = (new DateTime())->getTimestamp();
-			$this->fileView->putFileInfo($fileInfo->getPath(), ['creation_time' => $creationTime]);
+			$fileInfo->getStorage()->getCache()->update($fileId, [
+				'creation_time' => $creationTime
+			]);
 		} catch (OpenprojectUnauthorizedUserException $e) {
 			return new DataResponse([
 				'error' => $this->l->t($e->getMessage())
diff --git a/tests/lib/Controller/DirectUploadControllerTest.php b/tests/lib/Controller/DirectUploadControllerTest.php
index 27c02702b..0892726d6 100644
--- a/tests/lib/Controller/DirectUploadControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/lib/Controller/DirectUploadControllerTest.php
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 namespace OCA\OpenProject\Controller;
 
-use OC\Files\View;
 use OCP\Files\Folder;
 use OCP\Files\ForbiddenException as FileAccessForbiddenException;
 use OCP\Files\InvalidContentException;
@@ -202,8 +201,14 @@ public function testDirectUploadException(
 	}
 
 	public function testNegativeFreeSpace(): void {
+		$cacheMock = $this->getMockBuilder('\OCP\Files\Cache\ICache')->getMock();
+		$cacheMock->method('update')->willReturn(true);
+		$storageMock = $this->getMockBuilder('\OCP\Files\Storage\IStorage')->disableOriginalConstructor()->getMock();
+		$storageMock->method('getCache')->willReturn($cacheMock);
+
 		$fileMock = $this->getMockBuilder('\OC\Files\Node\File')->disableOriginalConstructor()->getMock();
 		$fileMock->method('getId')->willReturn(123);
+		$fileMock->method('getStorage')->willReturn($storageMock);
 		$nodeMock = $this->getNodeMock('folder');
 		$tmpFileName = '/tmp/integration_openproject_unit_test';
 		touch($tmpFileName);
@@ -285,7 +290,6 @@ private function createDirectUploadController(
 			'size' => $uploadedFileSize,
 			'error' => $uploadedFileError
 		]);
-		$viewMock = $this->getMockBuilder(View::class)->disableOriginalConstructor()->getMock();
 		return new DirectUploadController(
 			'integration_openproject',
 			$requestMock,
@@ -296,7 +300,6 @@ private function createDirectUploadController(
 			$this->getMockBuilder('OCA\OpenProject\Service\DatabaseService')->disableOriginalConstructor()->getMock(),
 			$this->l,
 			'testUser',
-			$viewMock
 		);
 	}
 
@@ -311,8 +314,14 @@ private function getNodeMock(string $type, int $id = 123): array {
 		$ownerMock->method('getDisplayName')->willReturn('Test User');
 		$ownerMock->method('getUID')->willReturn('3df8ff78-49cb-4d60-8d8b-171b29591fd3');
 
+		$cacheMock = $this->getMockBuilder('\OCP\Files\Cache\ICache')->getMock();
+		$cacheMock->method('update')->willReturn(true);
+		$storageMock = $this->getMockBuilder('\OCP\Files\Storage\IStorage')->disableOriginalConstructor()->getMock();
+		$storageMock->method('getCache')->willReturn($cacheMock);
+
 		$fileMock = $this->createMock('\OCP\Files\File');
 		$fileMock->method('getId')->willReturn(123);
+		$fileMock->method('getStorage')->willReturn($storageMock);
 
 		$folderMock = $this->createMock('\OCP\Files\Folder');
 		$folderMock->method('getId')->willReturn($id);