diff --git a/src/lib/services/cameraUpload/cameraUpload.ts b/src/lib/services/cameraUpload/cameraUpload.ts
index dc0f308d..e23a0f4e 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/cameraUpload/cameraUpload.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/cameraUpload/cameraUpload.ts
@@ -520,9 +520,7 @@ export const compressImage = async (inputPath: string) => {
 			await fs.unlink(inputPath)
 		}
 
-		const statsAfter = await fs.stat(compressed.path)
-
-		if (statsAfter.exists && statsAfter.size >= statsBefore.size) {
+		if (compressed.size >= statsBefore.size) {
 			await fs.unlink(compressed.path)
 
 			return inputPath