diff --git a/classes/exceptions.py b/classes/exceptions.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c86e01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/classes/exceptions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+from typing import Any
+
+
+class SubmissionUnavailableError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+class SubmissionUploadError(Exception):
+    def __init__(self, file_path: str, status_code: int, content: Any) -> None:
+        self.status_code = status_code
+        self.content = content
+        super().__init__(f"Could not upload photo '{file_path}' due to HTTP {self.status_code}: {self.content}")
+
+class SubmissionDuplicatesError(Exception):
+    def __init__(self, file_path: str, duplicates: list) -> None:
+        self.duplicates = duplicates
+        super().__init__(f"Found duplicates of a photo '{file_path}': {self.duplicates}")
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diff --git a/modules/api_client.py b/modules/api_client.py
index 6805f95..1e0e4c5 100644
--- a/modules/api_client.py
+++ b/modules/api_client.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from random import choice
 from typing import Tuple, Union
 
 from requests import get, patch, post
+from classes.exceptions import SubmissionUploadError
 
 from modules.logger import logWrite
 from modules.utils import configGet
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ async def upload_pic(filepath: str, token: Union[str, None] = None) -> Tuple[boo
         response = post(f'{configGet("address", "posting", "api")}/albums/{configGet("album", "posting", "api")}/photos', params={"caption": "queue", "compress": False}, headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {token}"}, files=files)
         if response.status_code != 200 and response.status_code != 409:
             logWrite(f"Could not upload '{filepath}' to API: HTTP {response.status_code} with message '{response.content}'")
-            return False, []
+            raise SubmissionUploadError(str(filepath), response.status_code, response.content)
         duplicates = []
         if "duplicates" in response.json():
             for duplicate in response.json()["duplicates"]:
diff --git a/modules/app.py b/modules/app.py
index 84ff5a9..99139df 100644
--- a/modules/app.py
+++ b/modules/app.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from pyrogram.client import Client
 from modules.utils import configGet
+from classes.poster_client import PosterClient
 
-app = Client("duptsiaposter", bot_token=configGet("bot_token", "bot"), api_id=configGet("api_id", "bot"), api_hash=configGet("api_hash", "bot"))
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+app = PosterClient("duptsiaposter", bot_token=configGet("bot_token", "bot"), api_id=configGet("api_id", "bot"), api_hash=configGet("api_hash", "bot"))
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diff --git a/plugins/handlers/submission.py b/plugins/handlers/submission.py
index 7be2a21..ddc1cee 100644
--- a/plugins/handlers/submission.py
+++ b/plugins/handlers/submission.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from os import makedirs, path, sep
+from traceback import format_exc
 from uuid import uuid4
 
 from pyrogram import filters
 from pyrogram.client import Client
 from pyrogram.types import InlineKeyboardButton, InlineKeyboardMarkup, Message
+from classes.exceptions import SubmissionDuplicatesError
 
 from modules.app import app
 from modules.database import col_banned, col_submitted
@@ -141,6 +143,30 @@ async def get_submission(_: Client, msg: Message):
         if msg.from_user.phone_number is not None:
             caption += f" ({msg.from_user.phone_number})"
 
+        if msg.from_user.id == configGet("admin") and configGet("admins", "submission", "require_confirmation") is False:
+            try:
+                await app.submit_photo(str(inserted.inserted_id))
+                await msg.copy(configGet("admin"), caption=caption)
+                return
+            except SubmissionDuplicatesError as exp:
+                await msg.reply_text(locale("sub_media_duplicates_list", "message", locale=user_locale).format("\n • ".join(exp.duplicates)))
+                return
+            except Exception as exp:
+                await msg.reply_text(format_exc())
+                return
+        elif msg.from_user.id != configGet("admin") and configGet("users", "submission", "require_confirmation") is False:
+            try:
+                await app.submit_photo(str(inserted.inserted_id))
+                await msg.copy(configGet("admin"), caption=caption)
+                return
+            except SubmissionDuplicatesError as exp:
+                await msg.reply_text(locale("sub_media_duplicates_list", "message", locale=user_locale).format("\n • ".join(exp.duplicates)))
+                return
+            except Exception as exp:
+                await app.send_message(configGet("admin"), f"User {msg.from_user.id} could not submit photo without additional confirmation due to:\n```\n{format_exc()}\n```")
+                await msg.reply_text("Could not upload this image. Admins are advised.")
+                return
+
         if msg.from_user.id != configGet("admin"):
             buttons += [
                 [