diff --git a/lib/screens/creators/publishers.dart b/lib/screens/creators/publishers.dart
index cc96720e..a5b155d6 100644
--- a/lib/screens/creators/publishers.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/creators/publishers.dart
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ class EditPublisherScreen extends HookConsumerWidget {
       result = await cropImage(
         context,
         image: result,
+        replacePath: true,
         allowedAspectRatios: [
           if (position == 'background')
             CropAspectRatio(height: 7, width: 16)
diff --git a/lib/services/file.dart b/lib/services/file.dart
index 02b3ff30..1b240c1d 100644
--- a/lib/services/file.dart
+++ b/lib/services/file.dart
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Future<XFile?> cropImage(
   BuildContext context, {
   required XFile image,
   List<CropAspectRatio?>? allowedAspectRatios,
-  bool replacePath = false,
+  bool replacePath = true,
 }) async {
   final result = await showMaterialImageCropper(
     context,
@@ -211,8 +211,9 @@ Completer<SnCloudFile?> _processUpload(
     getTemporaryDirectory()
         .then((tempDir) {
           final tempFile = File('${tempDir.path}/temp_upload_$actualFilename');
-          tempFile
-              .writeAsBytes(byteData!)
+          file
+              .readAsBytes()
+              .then((bytes) => tempFile.writeAsBytes(bytes))
               .then((_) {
                 fileObj = tempFile;
                 // Call progress start