diff --git a/app/src/components/attachments/FileUpload.tsx b/app/src/components/attachments/FileUpload.tsx
index 952c057cf5..1a99470d20 100644
--- a/app/src/components/attachments/FileUpload.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/attachments/FileUpload.tsx
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export const FileUpload: React.FC<IFileUploadProps> = (props) => {
     }
 
     setFiles((currentFiles) => {
-      return [...files, ...newAcceptedFiles];
+      return [...currentFiles, ...newAcceptedFiles];
     });
 
     newAcceptedFiles.forEach((item) => startFileUpload(item));
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export const FileUpload: React.FC<IFileUploadProps> = (props) => {
    */
   const updateFile = (fileToUpdate: IUploadFile, updatedFileAttributes: Partial<IUploadFile>) => {
     setFiles((currentFiles) => {
-      return files.map((item) => {
+      return currentFiles.map((item) => {
         if (item.file.name === fileToUpdate.file.name) {
           return { ...item, ...updatedFileAttributes };
         }