diff --git a/firmware/tools/habitat_upload.py b/firmware/tools/habitat_upload.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbc073f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/firmware/tools/habitat_upload.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+"""
+Uploads payload_telemetry to habhub
+"""
+
+import base64
+import hashlib
+import couchdb
+from datetime import datetime
+
+couch = couchdb.Server('http://habitat.habhub.org/')
+db = couch['habitat']
+
+def habitat_upload(packet_string):
+
+    print packet_string
+    packet_base64 = base64.standard_b64encode(packet_string+"\n")
+    print packet_base64
+    packet_sha256 = hashlib.sha256(packet_base64).hexdigest()
+    print packet_sha256
+
+    now = datetime.utcnow()
+    time_uploaded = now.replace(microsecond=0).isoformat()+"+00:00"
+    print time_uploaded
+
+    print db.save({
+        "type":"payload_telemetry",
+        "_id": packet_sha256,
+        "data":{
+            "_raw": packet_base64
+        },
+        "receivers": {
+            "BACKLOG": {
+                "time_created": time_uploaded,
+                "time_uploaded": time_uploaded
+            }
+        }
+    })
diff --git a/firmware/tools/raw_parser.py b/firmware/tools/raw_parser.py
index 96abae9..026d453 100644
--- a/firmware/tools/raw_parser.py
+++ b/firmware/tools/raw_parser.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ else will be ignored.
 import re
 import sys
 from ukhas_format import *
+from habitat_upload import *
 from datetime import datetime
 from math import log, exp
 
@@ -136,5 +137,10 @@ with open(file_name, 'r') as data_file:
 
     # Print data
     for datum in data:
-        ukhas_format(datum)
         print "%s: %s, %s" % ((str(datum['time']),) + datum['coords'][:2])
+
+    # Upload data to habitat
+    datum = data[0]
+    ukhas_str = ukhas_format(datum)
+    print ukhas_str
+    habitat_upload(ukhas_str)