diff --git a/compose/service/service.go b/compose/service/service.go
index 14a7316e1..bed1bfdd7 100644
--- a/compose/service/service.go
+++ b/compose/service/service.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/cli/options"
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/permissions"
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/store"
+	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/store/plain"
 	systemProto "github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/system/proto"
 )
 
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ func Init(ctx context.Context, log *zap.Logger, c Config) (err error) {
 	DefaultLogger = log.Named("service")
 
 	if DefaultStore == nil {
-		DefaultStore, err = store.New(c.Storage.Path)
+		DefaultStore, err = plain.New(c.Storage.Path)
 		log.Info("initializing store", zap.String("path", c.Storage.Path), zap.Error(err))
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/messaging/service/service.go b/messaging/service/service.go
index 41ad6d297..dca096e70 100644
--- a/messaging/service/service.go
+++ b/messaging/service/service.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/http"
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/permissions"
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/store"
+	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/store/plain"
 )
 
 type (
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ func Init(ctx context.Context, log *zap.Logger, c Config) (err error) {
 	DefaultLogger = log.Named("service")
 
 	if DefaultStore == nil {
-		DefaultStore, err = store.New(c.Storage.Path)
+		DefaultStore, err = plain.New(c.Storage.Path)
 		log.Info("initializing store", zap.String("path", c.Storage.Path), zap.Error(err))
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/pkg/store/interfaces.go b/pkg/store/interfaces.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..05b72ce50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/store/interfaces.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package store
+
+import (
+	"io"
+)
+
+type Store interface {
+	// Original returns URL to the original file
+	Original(id uint64, ext string) string
+
+	// Preview returns URL to the preview (of the original) file
+	Preview(id uint64, ext string) string
+
+	// Save stores the file
+	Save(filename string, f io.Reader) error
+
+	// Remove deletes the file
+	Remove(filename string) error
+
+	// Open returns file handle
+	Open(filename string) (io.ReadSeeker, error)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/store/store.go b/pkg/store/plain/store.go
similarity index 83%
rename from pkg/store/store.go
rename to pkg/store/plain/store.go
index 4f0f08e9e..161f91831 100644
--- a/pkg/store/store.go
+++ b/pkg/store/plain/store.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package store
+package plain
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
@@ -18,17 +18,6 @@ type (
 		originalFn func(id uint64, ext string) string
 		previewFn  func(id uint64, ext string) string
 	}
-
-	Store interface {
-		Namespace() string
-
-		Original(id uint64, ext string) string
-		Preview(id uint64, ext string) string
-
-		Save(filename string, contents io.Reader) error
-		Remove(filename string) error
-		Open(filename string) (afero.File, error)
-	}
 )
 
 var (
@@ -55,10 +44,6 @@ func NewWithAfero(fs afero.Fs, namespace string) (*store, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (s *store) Namespace() string {
-	return s.namespace
-}
-
 func (s *store) check(filename string) error {
 	if len(filename) == 0 {
 		return errors.Errorf("Invalid filename when trying to store file: '%s' (for %s)", filename, s.namespace)
@@ -103,7 +88,7 @@ func (s *store) Remove(filename string) error {
 	return s.fs.Remove(filename)
 }
 
-func (s *store) Open(filename string) (afero.File, error) {
+func (s *store) Open(filename string) (io.ReadSeeker, error) {
 	// check filename for validity
 	if err := s.check(filename); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/pkg/store/store_test.go b/pkg/store/plain/store_test.go
similarity index 94%
rename from pkg/store/store_test.go
rename to pkg/store/plain/store_test.go
index bec75f635..60b03ae27 100644
--- a/pkg/store/store_test.go
+++ b/pkg/store/plain/store_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package store
+package plain
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ func TestStore(t *testing.T) {
 
 	require.True(t, err == nil, "Unexpected error when creating store: %+v", err)
 	require.True(t, store != nil, "Expected non-nil return for new store")
-	require.True(t, store.Namespace() == "test", "Unexpected store namespace: test != %s", store.Namespace())
 
 	{
 		fn := store.Original(123, "jpg")
diff --git a/tests/compose/main_test.go b/tests/compose/main_test.go
index 7cc6104ef..fc000b9bf 100644
--- a/tests/compose/main_test.go
+++ b/tests/compose/main_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/logger"
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/permissions"
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/rand"
-	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/store"
+	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/store/plain"
 	sysTypes "github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/system/types"
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/tests/helpers"
 )
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func InitConfig() {
 
 	logger.SetDefault(log)
 	service.DefaultPermissions = p
-	if service.DefaultStore, err = store.NewWithAfero(afero.NewMemMapFs(), "test"); err != nil {
+	if service.DefaultStore, err = plain.NewWithAfero(afero.NewMemMapFs(), "test"); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/messaging/main_test.go b/tests/messaging/main_test.go
index e14482e64..e04add3d1 100644
--- a/tests/messaging/main_test.go
+++ b/tests/messaging/main_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/logger"
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/permissions"
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/rand"
-	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/store"
+	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/store/plain"
 	sysTypes "github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/system/types"
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/tests/helpers"
 )
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func InitConfig() {
 
 	logger.SetDefault(log)
 	service.DefaultPermissions = p
-	if service.DefaultStore, err = store.NewWithAfero(afero.NewMemMapFs(), "test"); err != nil {
+	if service.DefaultStore, err = plain.NewWithAfero(afero.NewMemMapFs(), "test"); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}