diff --git a/litecord/blueprints/webhooks.py b/litecord/blueprints/webhooks.py
index 7cfd69f..9f5cd30 100644
--- a/litecord/blueprints/webhooks.py
+++ b/litecord/blueprints/webhooks.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ from litecord.common.messages import (
     msg_add_attachment,
     msg_guild_text_mentions,
 )
-from litecord.embed.sanitizer import fill_embed, fetch_raw_img
+from litecord.embed.sanitizer import fill_embed, fetch_mediaproxy_img
 from litecord.embed.messages import process_url_embed, is_media_url
 from litecord.embed.schemas import EmbedURL
 from litecord.utils import pg_set_json
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ async def _create_avatar(webhook_id: int, avatar_url: EmbedURL) -> str:
     # we still fetch the URL to check its validity, mimetypes, etc
     # but in the end, we will store it under the webhook_avatars table,
     # not IconManager.
-    resp, raw = await fetch_raw_img(avatar_url)
+    resp, raw = await fetch_mediaproxy_img(avatar_url)
     # raw_b64 = base64.b64encode(raw).decode()
 
     mime = resp.headers["content-type"]
diff --git a/litecord/embed/messages.py b/litecord/embed/messages.py
index bc240ea..7f60dc8 100644
--- a/litecord/embed/messages.py
+++ b/litecord/embed/messages.py
@@ -21,11 +21,12 @@ import re
 import asyncio
 import urllib.parse
 from pathlib import Path
+from typing import List
 
 from quart import current_app as app
 from logbook import Logger
 
-from litecord.embed.sanitizer import proxify, fetch_metadata, fetch_embed
+from litecord.embed.sanitizer import proxify, fetch_metadata, fetch_mediaproxy_embed
 from litecord.embed.schemas import EmbedURL
 
 log = Logger(__name__)
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ log = Logger(__name__)
 MEDIA_EXTENSIONS = ("png", "jpg", "jpeg", "gif", "webm")
 
 
-async def insert_media_meta(url):
+async def fetch_mediaproxy_img_meta(url) -> dict:
     """Insert media metadata as an embed."""
     img_proxy_url = proxify(url)
     meta = await fetch_metadata(url)
@@ -105,12 +106,6 @@ def is_media_url(url) -> bool:
     return extension in MEDIA_EXTENSIONS
 
 
-async def insert_mp_embed(parsed):
-    """Insert mediaproxy embed."""
-    embed = await fetch_embed(parsed)
-    return embed
-
-
 async def process_url_embed(payload: dict, *, delay=0):
     """Process URLs in a message and generate embeds based on that."""
     await asyncio.sleep(delay)
@@ -143,17 +138,17 @@ async def process_url_embed(payload: dict, *, delay=0):
     new_embeds = []
 
     for url in urls:
-        url = EmbedURL(url)
+        url: List[dict] = EmbedURL(url)
 
         if is_media_url(url):
-            embed = await insert_media_meta(url)
+            embeds = [await fetch_mediaproxy_img_meta(url)]
         else:
-            embed = await insert_mp_embed(url)
+            embeds = await fetch_mediaproxy_embed(url)
 
-        if not embed:
+        if not embeds:
             continue
 
-        new_embeds.append(embed)
+        new_embeds.extend(embeds)
 
     # update if we got embeds
     if not new_embeds:
diff --git a/litecord/embed/sanitizer.py b/litecord/embed/sanitizer.py
index 14e8977..992522b 100644
--- a/litecord/embed/sanitizer.py
+++ b/litecord/embed/sanitizer.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def proxify(url) -> str:
 
 async def _md_client_req(
     scope: str, url, *, ret_resp=False
-) -> Optional[Union[Tuple, Dict]]:
+) -> Optional[Union[Tuple, Dict, List[Dict]]]:
     """Makes a request to the mediaproxy.
 
     This has common code between all the main mediaproxy request functions
@@ -143,37 +143,41 @@ async def _md_client_req(
 
             return await resp.json()
 
-        body = await resp.text()
+        body = await resp.read()
         log.warning("failed to call {!r}, {} {!r}", request_url, resp.status, body)
         return None
 
 
 async def fetch_metadata(url) -> Optional[Dict]:
     """Fetch metadata for a url (image width, mime, etc)."""
-    return await _md_client_req("meta", url)
+    body = await _md_client_req("meta", url)
+    assert body is not None
+    assert isinstance(body, dict)
+    return body
 
 
-async def fetch_raw_img(url) -> Optional[tuple]:
+async def fetch_mediaproxy_img(url) -> Optional[tuple]:
     """Fetch raw data for a url (the bytes given off, used to proxy images).
 
     Returns a tuple containing the response object and the raw bytes given by
     the website.
     """
     tup = await _md_client_req("img", url, ret_resp=True)
-
-    if not tup:
-        return None
-
+    assert tup is not None
+    assert isinstance(tup, tuple)
     return tup
 
 
-async def fetch_embed(url) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+async def fetch_mediaproxy_embed(url) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
     """Fetch an embed for a given webpage (an automatically generated embed
     by the mediaproxy, look over the project on how it generates embeds).
 
     Returns a discord embed object.
     """
-    return await _md_client_req("embed", url)
+    resp = await _md_client_req("embed", url)
+    assert resp is not None
+    assert isinstance(resp, list)
+    return resp
 
 
 async def fill_embed(embed: Optional[Embed]) -> Optional[Embed]: