diff --git a/cookbook/views/api.py b/cookbook/views/api.py
index 1be0f0d9..e4da5c15 100644
--- a/cookbook/views/api.py
+++ b/cookbook/views/api.py
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ class RecipeViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
 
             if image is not None:
                 img = handle_image(request, image, filetype)
-                obj.image = File(img, name=f'{uuid.uuid4()}_{obj.pk}{filetype}')
+                obj.image.save(f'{uuid.uuid4()}_{obj.pk}{filetype}', img)
                 obj.save()
                 return Response(serializer.data)
             else: