diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/services/api/endpoints/images.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/services/api/endpoints/images.ts
index 5d56a61add..c9052a607d 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/services/api/endpoints/images.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/services/api/endpoints/images.ts
@@ -576,7 +576,9 @@ export const imagesApi = api.injectEndpoints({
       query: ({ file, image_category, is_intermediate, session_id, board_id, crop_visible, metadata }) => {
         const formData = new FormData();
         formData.append('file', file);
-        formData.append('metadata', JSON.stringify(metadata));
+        if (metadata) {
+          formData.append('metadata', JSON.stringify(metadata));
+        }
         return {
           url: buildImagesUrl('upload'),
           method: 'POST',