diff --git a/components/usage/pkg/contentservice/client.go b/components/usage/pkg/contentservice/client.go
index 6234fbfbef47c9..6e09d81221fba3 100644
--- a/components/usage/pkg/contentservice/client.go
+++ b/components/usage/pkg/contentservice/client.go
@@ -5,19 +5,22 @@
 package contentservice
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+	"compress/gzip"
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gitpod-io/gitpod/common-go/log"
 	"github.com/gitpod-io/gitpod/content-service/api"
+	"github.com/gitpod-io/gitpod/usage/pkg/db"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
 )
 
 type Interface interface {
-	UploadFile(ctx context.Context, filename string, body io.Reader) error
+	UploadUsageReport(ctx context.Context, filename string, report map[db.AttributionID][]db.WorkspaceInstanceForUsage) error
 }
 
 type Client struct {
@@ -28,13 +31,24 @@ func New(url string) *Client {
 	return &Client{url: url}
 }
 
-func (c *Client) UploadFile(ctx context.Context, filename string, body io.Reader) error {
+func (c *Client) UploadUsageReport(ctx context.Context, filename string, report map[db.AttributionID][]db.WorkspaceInstanceForUsage) error {
 	url, err := c.getSignedUploadUrl(ctx, filename)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to obtain signed upload URL: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPut, url, body)
+	reportBytes := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	gz := gzip.NewWriter(reportBytes)
+	err = json.NewEncoder(gz).Encode(report)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal report to JSON: %w", err)
+	}
+	err = gz.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to compress usage report: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPut, url, reportBytes)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to construct http request: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/components/usage/pkg/contentservice/noop.go b/components/usage/pkg/contentservice/noop.go
index 152c407895eec8..d3c974a6f1d943 100644
--- a/components/usage/pkg/contentservice/noop.go
+++ b/components/usage/pkg/contentservice/noop.go
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@ package contentservice
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"io"
+
+	"github.com/gitpod-io/gitpod/usage/pkg/db"
 )
 
 type NoOpClient struct{}
 
-func (c *NoOpClient) UploadFile(ctx context.Context, filename string, body io.Reader) error {
+func (c *NoOpClient) UploadUsageReport(ctx context.Context, filename string, report map[db.AttributionID][]db.WorkspaceInstanceForUsage) error {
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/components/usage/pkg/controller/reconciler.go b/components/usage/pkg/controller/reconciler.go
index c72af465ac4fb4..4d3a0cca030e6f 100644
--- a/components/usage/pkg/controller/reconciler.go
+++ b/components/usage/pkg/controller/reconciler.go
@@ -5,11 +5,8 @@
 package controller
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
-	"compress/gzip"
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
-	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"time"
@@ -75,24 +72,13 @@ func (u *UsageReconciler) Reconcile() (err error) {
 	}
 	log.WithField("usage_reconcile_status", status).Info("Reconcile completed.")
 
-	reportBytes := &bytes.Buffer{}
-	gz := gzip.NewWriter(reportBytes)
-	err = json.NewEncoder(gz).Encode(report)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal report to JSON: %w", err)
-	}
-	err = gz.Close()
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to compress usage report: %w", err)
-	}
-
 	err = db.CreateUsageRecords(ctx, u.conn, usageReportToUsageRecords(report, u.pricer, u.nowFunc().UTC()))
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write usage records to database: %s", err)
 	}
 
 	filename := fmt.Sprintf("%s.gz", now.Format(time.RFC3339))
-	err = u.contentService.UploadFile(ctx, filename, reportBytes)
+	err = u.contentService.UploadUsageReport(ctx, filename, report)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to upload usage report: %w", err)
 	}