diff --git a/Backend/routes/recipes.js b/Backend/routes/recipes.js
index ae9b58a58..c248be271 100644
--- a/Backend/routes/recipes.js
+++ b/Backend/routes/recipes.js
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@ const legacyImageHandler = async (req, res, next) => {
     SubscriptionsService.CAPABILITIES.HIGH_RES_IMAGES
   );
 
-  req.body.imageIds = req.body.imageIds || [];
-
-  const imageIds = req.body.imageIds;
+  const imageIds = req.body.imageIds || [];
   await UtilService.upload('image', req, res);
   if (req.file) {
     const uploadedFile = req.file;
@@ -56,6 +54,8 @@ const legacyImageHandler = async (req, res, next) => {
     imageIds.unshift(newImage.id);
   }
 
+  req.body.imageIds = imageIds;
+
   next();
 };