diff --git a/damus/Models/ImageUploadModel.swift b/damus/Models/ImageUploadModel.swift
index 9fd43c3a..87946327 100644
--- a/damus/Models/ImageUploadModel.swift
+++ b/damus/Models/ImageUploadModel.swift
@@ -13,16 +13,14 @@ class ImageUploadModel: NSObject, URLSessionTaskDelegate, ObservableObject {
     @Published var progress: Double? = nil
     
     func start(img: UIImage, uploader: ImageUploader) async -> ImageUploadResult {
-        return await create_image_upload_request(imageToUpload: img, imageUploader: uploader, progress: self)
+        let res = await create_image_upload_request(imageToUpload: img, imageUploader: uploader, progress: self)
+        progress = nil
+        return res
     }
     
     func urlSession(_ session: URLSession, task: URLSessionTask, didSendBodyData bytesSent: Int64, totalBytesSent: Int64, totalBytesExpectedToSend: Int64) {
         DispatchQueue.main.async {
             self.progress = Double(totalBytesSent) / Double(totalBytesExpectedToSend)
-            
-            if self.progress! >= 1.0 {
-                self.progress = nil
-            }
         }
     }
 }