diff --git a/src/elements/content-uploader/ContentUploader.tsx b/src/elements/content-uploader/ContentUploader.tsx
index 738e647269..3b078a2b8a 100644
--- a/src/elements/content-uploader/ContentUploader.tsx
+++ b/src/elements/content-uploader/ContentUploader.tsx
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ class ContentUploader extends Component<ContentUploaderProps, State> {
 
         const firstFile = getFile(newFiles[0]);
 
-        const newItemIdsState = { ...this.itemsRef.current, ...newItemIds };
+        const newItemIdsState = { ...this.itemIdsRef.current, ...newItemIds };
 
         this.itemIdsRef.current = newItemIdsState;
 
diff --git a/src/elements/content-uploader/__tests__/ContentUploader.test.js b/src/elements/content-uploader/__tests__/ContentUploader.test.js
index 7f0f525cc6..32189a5283 100644
--- a/src/elements/content-uploader/__tests__/ContentUploader.test.js
+++ b/src/elements/content-uploader/__tests__/ContentUploader.test.js
@@ -143,12 +143,13 @@ describe('elements/content-uploader/ContentUploader', () => {
         test('should add generated itemId', () => {
             const wrapper = getWrapper({ rootFolderId: 0 });
             const instance = wrapper.instance();
+            instance.itemIdsRef.current = { abcd: true };
 
             global.Date.now = jest.fn(() => 10000);
 
             instance.addFilesToUploadQueue([{ name: 'yoyo', size: 1000 }], jest.fn(), false);
 
-            const expected = { yoyo: true, yoyo_0_10000: true };
+            const expected = { abcd: true, yoyo: true, yoyo_0_10000: true };
             expect(wrapper.state().itemIds).toEqual(expected);
             expect(instance.itemIdsRef.current).toEqual(expected);
         });