diff --git a/mobile/apps/photos/lib/db/files_db.dart b/mobile/apps/photos/lib/db/files_db.dart
index 1957f55179..265ac06e06 100644
--- a/mobile/apps/photos/lib/db/files_db.dart
+++ b/mobile/apps/photos/lib/db/files_db.dart
@@ -1000,20 +1000,33 @@ class FilesDB with SqlDbBase {
 
       final batch = localIDsList.sublist(i, endIndex);
       final placeholders = List.filled(batch.length, '?').join(',');
+      final List<String> alreadyUploaded = [];
+      // find localIDs that are already uploaded
+      final result = await db.execute('''
+      SELECT DISTINCT $columnLocalID
+      FROM $filesTable
+      WHERE $columnLocalID IN ($placeholders)
+      AND ($columnUploadedFileID IS NOT NULL AND $columnUploadedFileID != -1)
+''');
 
+      for (final row in result) {
+        alreadyUploaded.add(row[columnLocalID] as String);
+      }
+      final uploadedPlaceholders =
+          alreadyUploaded.map((id) => "'$id'").join(',');
       final r = await db.execute(
         '''
       DELETE FROM $filesTable
-      WHERE $columnLocalID IN ($placeholders) 
-      AND ($columnCollectionID IS NULL OR $columnCollectionID = -1)
+      WHERE $columnLocalID IN ($uploadedPlaceholders) 
       AND ($columnUploadedFileID IS NULL OR $columnUploadedFileID = -1)
       ''',
         batch,
       );
 
       if (r.isNotEmpty) {
-        _logger
-            .fine("Batch ${(i ~/ batchSize) + 1}: Removed ${r.length} files");
+        _logger.warning(
+          "Batch ${(i ~/ batchSize) + 1}: Removed duplicate ${r.length} files",
+        );
         totalRemoved += r.length;
       }
     }
diff --git a/mobile/apps/photos/scripts/internal_changes.txt b/mobile/apps/photos/scripts/internal_changes.txt
index 82485723c3..3c48d3392a 100644
--- a/mobile/apps/photos/scripts/internal_changes.txt
+++ b/mobile/apps/photos/scripts/internal_changes.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+- Neeraj: Fix for double enteries for local file
 - (prtk) Fix widget initial launch on iOS
 - (prtk) Upgrade Flutter version to 3.32.8
 - (prtk) Run FFMpeg in an isolate