diff --git a/web/src/lib/utils/file-uploader.ts b/web/src/lib/utils/file-uploader.ts
index 2e31605e91605..407501e6229f1 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/utils/file-uploader.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/utils/file-uploader.ts
@@ -83,14 +83,19 @@ export const openFileUploadDialog = async (options: FileUploadParam = {}) => {
   });
 };
 
-export const fileUploadHandler = async (files: File[], albumId?: string, assetId?: string): Promise<string[]> => {
+export const fileUploadHandler = async (
+  files: File[],
+  albumId?: string,
+  replaceAssetId?: string,
+): Promise<string[]> => {
   const extensions = await getExtensions();
   const promises = [];
   for (const file of files) {
     const name = file.name.toLowerCase();
     if (extensions.some((extension) => name.endsWith(extension))) {
-      uploadAssetsStore.addItem({ id: getDeviceAssetId(file), file, albumId });
-      promises.push(uploadExecutionQueue.addTask(() => fileUploader(file, albumId, assetId)));
+      const deviceAssetId = getDeviceAssetId(file);
+      uploadAssetsStore.addItem({ id: deviceAssetId, file, albumId });
+      promises.push(uploadExecutionQueue.addTask(() => fileUploader(file, deviceAssetId, albumId, replaceAssetId)));
     }
   }
 
@@ -103,9 +108,13 @@ function getDeviceAssetId(asset: File) {
 }
 
 // TODO: should probably use the @api SDK
-async function fileUploader(assetFile: File, albumId?: string, replaceAssetId?: string): Promise<string | undefined> {
+async function fileUploader(
+  assetFile: File,
+  deviceAssetId: string,
+  albumId?: string,
+  replaceAssetId?: string,
+): Promise<string | undefined> {
   const fileCreatedAt = new Date(assetFile.lastModified).toISOString();
-  const deviceAssetId = getDeviceAssetId(assetFile);
   const $t = get(t);
 
   uploadAssetsStore.markStarted(deviceAssetId);
@@ -148,6 +157,7 @@ async function fileUploader(assetFile: File, albumId?: string, replaceAssetId?:
         }
       } catch (error) {
         console.error(`Error calculating sha1 file=${assetFile.name})`, error);
+        throw error;
       }
     }