diff --git a/ldm/dream/server.py b/ldm/dream/server.py
index 37020eba29..1c9508e792 100644
--- a/ldm/dream/server.py
+++ b/ldm/dream/server.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class DreamServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
         # across images generated by each call to prompt2img(), so we define it in
         # the outer scope of image_done()
         config = post_data.copy() # Shallow copy
-        config['initimg'] = ''
+        config['initimg'] = config.pop('initimg_name','')
 
         images_generated = 0    # helps keep track of when upscaling is started
         images_upscaled = 0     # helps keep track of when upscaling is completed
diff --git a/static/dream_web/index.js b/static/dream_web/index.js
index cbd66366f4..ceaef32f09 100644
--- a/static/dream_web/index.js
+++ b/static/dream_web/index.js
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ function appendOutput(src, seed, config) {
     outputNode.addEventListener('click', () => {
         let form = document.querySelector("#generate-form");
         for (const [k, v] of new FormData(form)) {
-            form.querySelector(`*[name=${k}]`).value = config[k];
+	    if (k == 'initimg') { continue; }
+	    form.querySelector(`*[name=${k}]`).value = config[k];
         }
         document.querySelector("#seed").value = seed;
 
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ async function generateSubmit(form) {
 
     // Convert file data to base64
     let formData = Object.fromEntries(new FormData(form));
+    formData.initimg_name = formData.initimg.name
     formData.initimg = formData.initimg.name !== '' ? await toBase64(formData.initimg) : null;
 
     let strength = formData.strength;