diff --git a/pkg/events/postprocessing.go b/pkg/events/postprocessing.go
index 23c26090d70..85ef745a61f 100644
--- a/pkg/events/postprocessing.go
+++ b/pkg/events/postprocessing.go
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ type (
 var (
 	// PPStepAntivirus is the step that scans for viruses
 	PPStepAntivirus Postprocessingstep = "virusscan"
-	// PPStepFTS is the step that indexes files for full text search
-	PPStepFTS Postprocessingstep = "fts"
+	// PPStepPolicies is the step the step that enforces policies
+	PPStepPolicies Postprocessingstep = "policies"
 	// PPStepDelay is the step that processing. Useful for testing or user annoyment
 	PPStepDelay Postprocessingstep = "delay"
 
@@ -68,26 +68,6 @@ func (BytesReceived) Unmarshal(v []byte) (interface{}, error) {
 	return e, err
 }
 
-// VirusscanFinished is emitted by the server when it has completed an antivirus scan
-type VirusscanFinished struct {
-	Infected      bool
-	Outcome       PostprocessingOutcome
-	UploadID      string
-	Filename      string
-	ExecutingUser *user.User
-	Description   string
-	Scandate      time.Time
-	ResourceID    *provider.ResourceId
-	ErrorMsg      string // empty when no error
-}
-
-// Unmarshal to fulfill umarshaller interface
-func (VirusscanFinished) Unmarshal(v []byte) (interface{}, error) {
-	e := VirusscanFinished{}
-	err := json.Unmarshal(v, &e)
-	return e, err
-}
-
 // StartPostprocessingStep can be issued by the server to start a postprocessing step
 type StartPostprocessingStep struct {
 	UploadID      string
@@ -116,7 +96,7 @@ type PostprocessingStepFinished struct {
 	Filename      string
 
 	FinishedStep Postprocessingstep    // name of the step
-	Result       interface{}           // result information
+	Result       interface{}           // result information see VirusscanResult for example
 	Error        error                 // possible error of the step
 	Outcome      PostprocessingOutcome // some services may cause postprocessing to stop
 }
@@ -128,6 +108,15 @@ func (PostprocessingStepFinished) Unmarshal(v []byte) (interface{}, error) {
 	return e, err
 }
 
+// VirusscanResult is the Result of a PostprocessingStepFinished event from the antivirus
+type VirusscanResult struct {
+	Infected    bool
+	Description string
+	Scandate    time.Time
+	ResourceID  *provider.ResourceId
+	ErrorMsg    string // empty when no error
+}
+
 // PostprocessingFinished is emitted by *some* service which can decide that
 type PostprocessingFinished struct {
 	UploadID      string
diff --git a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/decomposedfs.go b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/decomposedfs.go
index 1273caeee9c..cda5c49b663 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/decomposedfs.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/decomposedfs.go
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func New(o *options.Options, lu *lookup.Lookup, p Permissions, tp Tree, es event
 			return nil, errors.New("need nats for async file processing")
 		}
 
-		ch, err := events.Consume(fs.stream, "dcfs", events.PostprocessingFinished{}, events.VirusscanFinished{})
+		ch, err := events.Consume(fs.stream, "dcfs", events.PostprocessingFinished{}, events.PostprocessingStepFinished{})
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -256,9 +256,13 @@ func (fs *Decomposedfs) Postprocessing(ch <-chan events.Event) {
 				log.Error().Err(err).Str("uploadID", ev.UploadID).Msg("Failed to publish UploadReady event")
 			}
 
-		/* LETS KEEP THIS COMMENTED UNTIL VIRUSSCANNING IS BACKMERGED
-		case events.VirusscanFinished:
-			if ev.ErrorMsg != "" {
+		case events.PostprocessingStepFinished:
+			if ev.FinishedStep != events.PPStepAntivirus {
+				// atm we are only interested in antivirus results
+			}
+
+			res := ev.Result.(events.VirusscanResult)
+			if res.ErrorMsg != "" {
 				// scan failed somehow
 				// Should we handle this here?
 				continue
@@ -268,6 +272,7 @@ func (fs *Decomposedfs) Postprocessing(ch <-chan events.Event) {
 			switch ev.UploadID {
 			case "":
 				// uploadid is empty -> this was an on-demand scan
+				/* ON DEMAND SCANNING NOT SUPPORTED ATM
 				ctx := ctxpkg.ContextSetUser(context.Background(), ev.ExecutingUser)
 				ref := &provider.Reference{ResourceId: ev.ResourceID}
 
@@ -342,6 +347,7 @@ func (fs *Decomposedfs) Postprocessing(ch <-chan events.Event) {
 					fs.cache.RemoveStat(ev.ExecutingUser.GetId(), &provider.ResourceId{SpaceId: n.SpaceID, OpaqueId: n.ID})
 					continue
 				}
+				*/
 			default:
 				// uploadid is not empty -> this is an async upload
 				up, err := upload.Get(ctx, ev.UploadID, fs.lu, fs.tp, fs.o.Root, fs.stream, fs.o.AsyncFileUploads, fs.o.Tokens)
@@ -359,14 +365,13 @@ func (fs *Decomposedfs) Postprocessing(ch <-chan events.Event) {
 				n = no
 			}
 
-			if err := n.SetScanData(ev.Description, ev.Scandate); err != nil {
-				log.Error().Err(err).Str("uploadID", ev.UploadID).Interface("resourceID", ev.ResourceID).Msg("Failed to set scan results")
+			if err := n.SetScanData(res.Description, res.Scandate); err != nil {
+				log.Error().Err(err).Str("uploadID", ev.UploadID).Interface("resourceID", res.ResourceID).Msg("Failed to set scan results")
 				continue
 			}
 
 			// remove cache entry in gateway
 			fs.cache.RemoveStat(ev.ExecutingUser.GetId(), &provider.ResourceId{SpaceId: n.SpaceID, OpaqueId: n.ID})
-		*/
 		default:
 			log.Error().Interface("event", ev).Msg("Unknown event")
 		}