diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/components/gh-uploader.js b/ghost/admin/app/components/gh-uploader.js
index 8db09fed4f..1f22fb36a4 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/components/gh-uploader.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/components/gh-uploader.js
@@ -113,8 +113,9 @@ export default Component.extend({
         }
 
         // if we have new files, validate and start an upload
-        let files = this.files;
-        this._setFiles(files);
+        if (this.files?.length) {
+            this._setFiles(this.files);
+        }
     },
 
     actions: {
diff --git a/ghost/admin/lib/koenig-editor/addon/components/koenig-card-product.js b/ghost/admin/lib/koenig-editor/addon/components/koenig-card-product.js
index c9d32e125b..e1ce1fbe42 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/lib/koenig-editor/addon/components/koenig-card-product.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/lib/koenig-editor/addon/components/koenig-card-product.js
@@ -267,6 +267,8 @@ export default class KoenigCardProductComponent extends Component {
             this._productImageWidth = null;
             this._productImageHeight = null;
         });
+
+        this.files = null;
     }
 
     /**