diff --git a/com/isoterminal/feat/jsconsole.js b/com/isoterminal/feat/jsconsole.js
index cc393a0..c5ea3fa 100644
--- a/com/isoterminal/feat/jsconsole.js
+++ b/com/isoterminal/feat/jsconsole.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ ISOTerminal.prototype.redirectConsole = function(handler){
    const dir = console.dir;
    const err = console.error;
    const warn = console.warn;
-   const addLineFeeds = (str) => str.replace(/\n/g,"\n\r")
+   const addLineFeeds = (str) => typeof str == 'string' ? str.replace(/\n/g,"\n\r") : str
 
    console.log = (...args)=>{
        const textArg = args[0];
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@ ISOTerminal.prototype.enableConsole = function(opts){
   opts = opts || {stdout:false}
 
   this.redirectConsole( (str,prefix) => {
+    let _str = typeof str == 'string' ? str : JSON.stringify(str)
     let finalStr = "";
     prefix = prefix ? prefix+' ' : ''
-    str.trim().split("\n").map( (line) => {
+    _str.trim().split("\n").map( (line) => {
       finalStr += `${opts.stdout ? '' : "\x1b[38;5;165m/dev/browser: \x1b[0m"}`+prefix+line+'\n'
     })
     if( opts.stdout ){
diff --git a/com/isoterminal/feat/pastedrop.js b/com/isoterminal/feat/pastedrop.js
index ca34864..ed4ecc0 100644
--- a/com/isoterminal/feat/pastedrop.js
+++ b/com/isoterminal/feat/pastedrop.js
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ if( typeof emulator != 'undefined' ){
   ISOTerminal.prototype.pasteFile = async function(data){
     const {type,item,pastedText} = data
     if( pastedText){
-      this.pasteWriteFile( this.convert.toUint8Array(pastedText) ,type, null, true)
+      // the terminal handles this (pastes text)
+      // this.pasteWriteFile( this.convert.toUint8Array(pastedText) ,type, null, true)
     }else{
       const file = item.getAsFile();
       const reader = new FileReader();
@@ -35,8 +36,9 @@ if( typeof emulator != 'undefined' ){
       const el = aEntity.el.dom.querySelector('#pastedrop') // upload input
       el.addEventListener('change', (e) => {
         const file = el.files[0];
-        const item = {...file, getAsFile: () => file }
-        this.el.emit('pasteFile', { item, type: file.type });
+        const item = {...file, getAsFile: () => file } // pasteFile-event works with File objets
+        const data = { item, type: file.type }
+        this.emit( 'pasteFile', data, "worker" ) // impersonate as worker (as worker cannot handle File objet)
       })
   }