diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/services/upload-manager.ts b/web/apps/photos/src/services/upload-manager.ts
index 4b1d2386ea..95087cdde5 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/services/upload-manager.ts
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/services/upload-manager.ts
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ class UploadManager {
     private collections: Map<number, Collection>;
     private uploadInProgress: boolean;
     private publicAlbumsCredentials: PublicAlbumsCredentials | undefined;
-    private uploaderName: string;
+    private uploaderName: string | undefined;
     /**
      * When `true`, then the next call to {@link abortIfCancelled} will throw.
      *
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ class UploadManager {
         this.itemsToBeUploaded = [];
         this.failedItems = [];
         this.parsedMetadataJSONMap = parsedMetadataJSONMap ?? new Map();
-        this.uploaderName = null;
+        this.uploaderName = undefined;
         this.shouldUploadBeCancelled = false;
 
         this.uiService.reset();
diff --git a/web/packages/gallery/services/upload/upload-service.ts b/web/packages/gallery/services/upload/upload-service.ts
index af4bf38c88..c456f8332e 100644
--- a/web/packages/gallery/services/upload/upload-service.ts
+++ b/web/packages/gallery/services/upload/upload-service.ts
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ interface UploadContext {
  */
 export const upload = async (
     { collection, localID, fileName, ...uploadAsset }: UploadableUploadItem,
-    uploaderName: string,
+    uploaderName: string | undefined,
     existingFiles: EnteFile[],
     parsedMetadataJSONMap: Map<string, ParsedMetadataJSON>,
     worker: CryptoWorker,