diff --git a/src/Components/Profile/ItemFunctions.spec.tsx b/src/Components/Profile/ItemFunctions.spec.tsx
index a36498c5..70ebef02 100644
--- a/src/Components/Profile/ItemFunctions.spec.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/Profile/ItemFunctions.spec.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest'
 
 import { linkItem } from './itemFunctions'
 
+import type { Item } from '#types/Item'
+
 const toastErrorMock: (t: string) => void = vi.fn()
 const toastSuccessMock: (t: string) => void = vi.fn()
 
@@ -14,8 +16,45 @@ vi.mock('react-toastify', () => ({
 
 describe('linkItem', () => {
   const id = 'some-id'
-  let updateApi: () => void = vi.fn()
-  const item = { layer: { api: { updateItem: () => updateApi() } } }
+  let updateApi: (item: Partial<Item>) => Promise<Item> = vi.fn()
+  const item: Item = {
+    layer: {
+      api: {
+        updateItem: (item) => updateApi(item),
+        getItems: vi.fn(),
+      },
+      name: '',
+      menuIcon: '',
+      menuColor: '',
+      menuText: '',
+      markerIcon: {
+        image: '',
+      },
+      markerShape: 'square',
+      markerDefaultColor: '',
+      itemType: {
+        name: 'Test Item Type',
+        show_name_input: true,
+        show_profile_button: false,
+        show_start_end: true,
+        show_start_end_input: true,
+        show_text: true,
+        show_text_input: true,
+        custom_text: 'This is a custom text for the item type.',
+        profileTemplate: [
+          { collection: 'users', id: null, item: {} },
+          { collection: 'posts', id: '123', item: {} },
+        ],
+        offers_and_needs: true,
+        icon_as_labels: {},
+        relations: true,
+        template: 'default',
+        questlog: false,
+      },
+    },
+    id: '',
+    name: '',
+  }
   const updateItem = vi.fn()
 
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/Components/Profile/ProfileForm.tsx b/src/Components/Profile/ProfileForm.tsx
index a1d773e2..077741df 100644
--- a/src/Components/Profile/ProfileForm.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/Profile/ProfileForm.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/restrict-template-expressions */
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unnecessary-condition */
-/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-argument */
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 import { useLocation, useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom'
 import { toast } from 'react-toastify'
@@ -200,8 +199,8 @@ export function ProfileForm() {
                 state={state}
                 setState={setState}
                 updatePermission={updatePermission}
-                linkItem={(id) => linkItem(id, item, updateItem)}
-                unlinkItem={(id) => unlinkItem(id, item, updateItem)}
+                linkItem={(id: string) => linkItem(id, item, updateItem)}
+                unlinkItem={(id: string) => unlinkItem(id, item, updateItem)}
                 setUrlParams={setUrlParams}
               ></TabsForm>
             )}
diff --git a/src/Components/Profile/Subcomponents/GalleryForm.tsx b/src/Components/Profile/Subcomponents/GalleryForm.tsx
index 76659a38..576c9639 100644
--- a/src/Components/Profile/Subcomponents/GalleryForm.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/Profile/Subcomponents/GalleryForm.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { useState } from 'react'
 import { useDropzone } from 'react-dropzone'
 
 import { useAppState } from '#components/AppShell/hooks/useAppState'
@@ -12,7 +13,11 @@ interface Props {
 export const GalleryForm = ({ state, setState }: Props) => {
   const appState = useAppState()
 
+  const [isUploading, setUploading] = useState(false)
+
   const upload = async (acceptedFiles: File[]) => {
+    setUploading(true)
+
     const assets = await Promise.all(
       acceptedFiles.map(async (file) => {
         return appState.assetsApi.upload(file, 'gallery')
@@ -22,11 +27,13 @@ export const GalleryForm = ({ state, setState }: Props) => {
     const newGalleryItems = assets.map((asset) => ({
       directus_files_id: {
         id: asset.id,
-        width: 600, // TODO determine
-        height: 400, // TODO determine
+        width: 600, // TODO map to ids only
+        height: 400,
       },
     }))
 
+    setUploading(false)
+
     setState((prevState) => ({
       ...prevState,
       gallery: [...prevState.gallery, ...newGalleryItems],
@@ -36,6 +43,9 @@ export const GalleryForm = ({ state, setState }: Props) => {
   const { getRootProps, getInputProps } = useDropzone({
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-misused-promises
     onDrop: upload,
+    accept: {
+      'image/jpeg': [],
+    },
   })
 
   const images = state.gallery.map((i, j) => ({
@@ -62,6 +72,8 @@ export const GalleryForm = ({ state, setState }: Props) => {
         Drop here
       </div>
 
+      {isUploading && <div className='tw:mt-2 tw:text-gray-500'>Uploading...</div>}
+
       {images.map((image, index) => (
         <div key={index} className='tw:mb-2'>
           <img
diff --git a/src/Components/Profile/itemFunctions.ts b/src/Components/Profile/itemFunctions.ts
index ddf6ca32..b2a04a02 100644
--- a/src/Components/Profile/itemFunctions.ts
+++ b/src/Components/Profile/itemFunctions.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { encodeTag } from '#utils/FormatTags'
 import { hashTagRegex } from '#utils/HashTagRegex'
 import { randomColor } from '#utils/RandomColor'
 
+import type { FormState } from '#types/FormState'
 import type { Item } from '#types/Item'
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line promise/avoid-new
@@ -77,8 +78,8 @@ export const submitNewItem = async (
   setAddItemPopupType('')
 }
 
-export const linkItem = async (id: string, item, updateItem) => {
-  const newRelations = item.relations || []
+export const linkItem = async (id: string, item: Item, updateItem) => {
+  const newRelations = item.relations ?? []
   newRelations?.push({ items_id: item.id, related_items_id: id })
   const updatedItem = { id: item.id, relations: newRelations }
 
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ export const linkItem = async (id: string, item, updateItem) => {
   }
 }
 
-export const unlinkItem = async (id: string, item, updateItem) => {
+export const unlinkItem = async (id: string, item: Item, updateItem) => {
   const newRelations = item.relations?.filter((r) => r.related_items_id !== id)
   const updatedItem = { id: item.id, relations: newRelations }
 
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ export const unlinkItem = async (id: string, item, updateItem) => {
 
 export const handleDelete = async (
   event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLElement>,
-  item,
+  item: Item,
   setLoading,
   removeItem,
   map,
@@ -144,8 +145,8 @@ export const handleDelete = async (
 }
 
 export const onUpdateItem = async (
-  state,
-  item,
+  state: FormState,
+  item: Item,
   tags,
   addTag,
   setLoading,
@@ -159,19 +160,20 @@ export const onUpdateItem = async (
 
   const offerUpdates: any[] = []
   // check for new offers
-  await state.offers?.map((o) => {
+  state.offers?.map((o) => {
     const existingOffer = item?.offers?.find((t) => t.tags_id === o.id)
-    existingOffer && offerUpdates.push(existingOffer.id)
-    if (!existingOffer && !tags.some((t) => t.id === o.id)) addTag({ ...o, offer_or_need: true })
+    existingOffer && offerUpdates.push(existingOffer.tags_id)
+    if (!existingOffer && !tags.some((t: { id: string }) => t.id === o.id))
+      addTag({ ...o, offer_or_need: true })
     !existingOffer && offerUpdates.push({ items_id: item?.id, tags_id: o.id })
     return null
   })
 
   const needsUpdates: any[] = []
 
-  await state.needs?.map((n) => {
+  state.needs?.map((n) => {
     const existingNeed = item?.needs?.find((t) => t.tags_id === n.id)
-    existingNeed && needsUpdates.push(existingNeed.id)
+    existingNeed && needsUpdates.push(existingNeed.tags_id)
     !existingNeed && needsUpdates.push({ items_id: item?.id, tags_id: n.id })
     !existingNeed && !tags.some((t) => t.id === n.id) && addTag({ ...n, offer_or_need: true })
     return null
@@ -197,6 +199,7 @@ export const onUpdateItem = async (
     ...(state.offers.length > 0 && { offers: offerUpdates }),
     ...(state.needs.length > 0 && { needs: needsUpdates }),
     ...(state.openCollectiveSlug && { openCollectiveSlug: state.openCollectiveSlug }),
+    gallery: state.gallery,
   }
 
   const offersState: any[] = []
@@ -216,7 +219,7 @@ export const onUpdateItem = async (
 
   setLoading(true)
 
-  await state.text
+  state.text
     .toLocaleLowerCase()
     .match(hashTagRegex)
     ?.map((tag) => {
@@ -234,7 +237,7 @@ export const onUpdateItem = async (
   await sleep(200)
 
   if (!item.new) {
-    item?.layer?.api?.updateItem &&
+    await (item?.layer?.api?.updateItem &&
       toast
         .promise(item?.layer?.api?.updateItem(changedItem), {
           pending: 'updating Item  ...',
@@ -251,10 +254,10 @@ export const onUpdateItem = async (
           setLoading(false)
           navigate(`/item/${item.id}${params && '?' + params}`)
           return null
-        })
+        }))
   } else {
     item.new = false
-    item.layer?.api?.createItem &&
+    await (item.layer?.api?.createItem &&
       toast
         .promise(item.layer?.api?.createItem(changedItem), {
           pending: 'updating Item  ...',
@@ -280,6 +283,6 @@ export const onUpdateItem = async (
           setLoading(false)
           navigate(`/${params && '?' + params}`)
           return null
-        })
+        }))
   }
 }