diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/MediaUploadPreviewScreen/MediaUploadPreviewScreenViewModel.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/MediaUploadPreviewScreen/MediaUploadPreviewScreenViewModel.swift
index bc46ef4dbe..d1610f673f 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/MediaUploadPreviewScreen/MediaUploadPreviewScreenViewModel.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/MediaUploadPreviewScreen/MediaUploadPreviewScreenViewModel.swift
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ class MediaUploadPreviewScreenViewModel: MediaUploadPreviewScreenViewModelType,
     
     private func sendAttachment(mediaInfo: MediaInfo, progressSubject: CurrentValueSubject<Double, Never>) async -> Result<Void, TimelineProxyError> {
         let requestHandle: ((SendAttachmentJoinHandleProtocol) -> Void) = { [weak self] handle in
-            self?.requestHandle?.cancel()
             self?.requestHandle = handle
         }