diff --git a/src/Api/Controller/UploadImageController.php b/src/Api/Controller/UploadImageController.php
index 7794c59e6..f00b70733 100644
--- a/src/Api/Controller/UploadImageController.php
+++ b/src/Api/Controller/UploadImageController.php
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ abstract class UploadImageController extends ShowForumController
 
         $encodedImage = $this->makeImage($file);
 
-        if (($path = $this->settings->get($this->filePathSettingKey)) && $this->uploadDir->has($path)) {
+        if (($path = $this->settings->get($this->filePathSettingKey)) && $this->uploadDir->exists($path)) {
             $this->uploadDir->delete($path);
         }