diff --git a/src/internal/connector/exchange/attachment_uploadable.go b/src/internal/connector/exchange/attachment_uploadable.go
index 5369dcfa6..c938b555a 100644
--- a/src/internal/connector/exchange/attachment_uploadable.go
+++ b/src/internal/connector/exchange/attachment_uploadable.go
@@ -38,6 +38,16 @@ func (mau *mailAttachmentUploader) getItemID() string {
 }
 
 func (mau *mailAttachmentUploader) uploadSmallAttachment(ctx context.Context, attach models.Attachmentable) error {
+	wtr := js.NewJsonSerializationWriter()
+	err := wtr.WriteObjectValue(attach)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	byteArray, err := wtr.GetSerializedContent()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	_, err := mau.service.Client().
 		UsersById(mau.userID).
 		MailFoldersById(mau.folderID).
diff --git a/src/internal/connector/exchange/attachment_uploadable_test.go b/src/internal/connector/exchange/attachment_uploadable_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ae89786b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/internal/connector/exchange/attachment_uploadable_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+package exchange
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/common"
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/connector/exchange/api"
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/connector/graph"
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/connector/mockconnector"
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/connector/support"
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/tester"
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/account"
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/control"
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/path"
+	"github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-go/models"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
+)
+
+type ExchangeRestoreAttachmentSuite struct {
+	suite.Suite
+	gs          graph.Servicer
+	credentials account.M365Config
+	ac          api.Client
+}
+
+func TestExchangeRestoreAttachmentSuite(t *testing.T) {
+	tester.RunOnAny(
+		t,
+		tester.CorsoCITests,
+		tester.CorsoConnectorRestoreExchangeCollectionTests,
+	)
+
+	suite.Run(t, new(ExchangeRestoreAttachmentSuite))
+}
+
+func (suite *ExchangeRestoreAttachmentSuite) SetupSuite() {
+	t := suite.T()
+	tester.MustGetEnvSets(t, tester.AWSStorageCredEnvs, tester.M365AcctCredEnvs)
+
+	a := tester.NewM365Account(t)
+	m365, err := a.M365Config()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	suite.credentials = m365
+	suite.ac, err = api.NewClient(m365)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	adpt, err := graph.CreateAdapter(m365.AzureTenantID, m365.AzureClientID, m365.AzureClientSecret)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	suite.gs = graph.NewService(adpt)
+
+	require.NoError(suite.T(), err)
+}
+
+// TestAttachmentUploads verifies that various attachnments can be uploaded
+// to certain base objects.
+func (suite *ExchangeRestoreAttachmentSuite) TestAttachmentUploadsMail() {
+	ctx, flush := tester.NewContext()
+	defer flush()
+
+	// base message --> outlookable ??
+	// attachment -->
+	t := suite.T()
+	//userID := tester.M365UserID(suite.T())
+
+	userID := "dustina@8qzvrj.onmicrosoft.com"
+	service, err := createService(suite.ac.Credentials)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	now := time.Now()
+	folderName := "TestRestoreMailwithLargeAttachment: " + common.FormatSimpleDateTime(now)
+	folder, err := suite.ac.Mail().CreateMailFolder(ctx, userID, folderName)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	folderID := *folder.GetId()
+	byteArray := mockconnector.GetMockMessageBytes("Base Message")
+
+	deets, err := RestoreExchangeObject(ctx, byteArray, path.EmailCategory, control.Copy, service, folderID, userID)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.NotNil(t, deets)
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name          string
+		getAttachment func(t *testing.T) models.Attachmentable
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "Reference Attachment",
+			getAttachment: func(t *testing.T) models.Attachmentable {
+				byteArray := mockconnector.GetMockAttachmentReference()
+
+				attach, err := support.CreateAttachmentFromBytes(byteArray)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+
+				return attach
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Log("Test compiled fine")
+		})
+	}
+	// attach to upload
+
+}
diff --git a/src/internal/connector/support/m365Support.go b/src/internal/connector/support/m365Support.go
index d7e51e513..d2e5ff3c7 100644
--- a/src/internal/connector/support/m365Support.go
+++ b/src/internal/connector/support/m365Support.go
@@ -71,3 +71,14 @@ func CreateListFromBytes(bytes []byte) (models.Listable, error) {
 
 	return list, nil
 }
+
+func CreateAttachmentFromBytes(bytes []byte) (models.Attachmentable, error) {
+	parsable, err := CreateFromBytes(bytes, models.CreateAttachmentFromDiscriminatorValue)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "creating m365 attachment object from provided bytes")
+	}
+
+	attach := parsable.(models.Attachmentable)
+
+	return attach, nil
+}
diff --git a/src/internal/connector/support/m365Transform_test.go b/src/internal/connector/support/m365Transform_test.go
index 90d8e757b..ce1ba8b46 100644
--- a/src/internal/connector/support/m365Transform_test.go
+++ b/src/internal/connector/support/m365Transform_test.go
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package support
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
+	js "github.com/microsoft/kiota-serialization-json-go"
 	"github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-go/models"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
@@ -32,6 +34,19 @@ func (suite *SupportTestSuite) TestToMessage() {
 	suite.NotEqual(message.GetId(), clone.GetId())
 }
 
+func (suite *SupportTestSuite) TestToM() {
+	bytes := mockconnector.GetMockMessageBytes("m365 mail support test")
+	message, err := CreateMessageFromBytes(bytes)
+	require.NoError(suite.T(), err)
+
+	clone := ToMessage(message)
+	suite.Equal(message.GetBccRecipients(), clone.GetBccRecipients())
+	suite.Equal(message.GetSubject(), clone.GetSubject())
+	suite.Equal(message.GetSender(), clone.GetSender())
+	suite.Equal(message.GetSentDateTime(), clone.GetSentDateTime())
+	suite.NotEqual(message.GetId(), clone.GetId())
+}
+
 func (suite *SupportTestSuite) TestToEventSimplified() {
 	t := suite.T()
 	bytes := mockconnector.GetMockEventWithAttendeesBytes("M365 Event Support Test")
@@ -40,6 +55,13 @@ func (suite *SupportTestSuite) TestToEventSimplified() {
 
 	attendees := event.GetAttendees()
 	newEvent := ToEventSimplified(event)
+	newEvent.SetIsOrganizer(nil)
+	wtr := js.NewJsonSerializationWriter()
+	err = wtr.WriteObjectValue("", newEvent)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	byteArray, err := wtr.GetSerializedContent()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	fmt.Printf("newEvent %+v\n", string(byteArray))
 
 	assert.Empty(t, newEvent.GetHideAttendees())
 	assert.Equal(t, *event.GetBody().GetContentType(), *newEvent.GetBody().GetContentType())