diff --git a/app/controllers/api/projects/images_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/projects/images_controller.rb
index bb55f4ec..7833ea24 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/projects/images_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/projects/images_controller.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,18 @@ def create
         @project.images.attach(params[:images])
         render '/api/projects/images', formats: [:json]
       end
+
+      def update
+        @project = Project.find_by!(identifier: params[:project_id])
+        authorize! :update, @project
+
+        puts params[:image]
+        puts 'the filename is ' + params[:image].original_filename
+        existing_image = @project.images.find { |i| i.blob.filename == params[:image].original_filename }
+        existing_image.purge
+        @project.images.attach(params[:image])
+        render '/api/projects/images', formats: [:json]
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index ddf306f2..3f14e74e 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
       put :toggle_finished, on: :member, to: 'projects#toggle_finished'
       resource :remix, only: %i[show create], controller: 'projects/remixes'
       resources :remixes, only: %i[index], controller: 'projects/remixes'
-      resource :images, only: %i[show create], controller: 'projects/images'
+      resource :images, only: %i[show create update], controller: 'projects/images'
     end
 
     resource :project_errors, only: %i[create]