diff --git a/app/models/upload.rb b/app/models/upload.rb
index 9fa7341ce..7ef99d3a2 100644
--- a/app/models/upload.rb
+++ b/app/models/upload.rb
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ class Upload < ActiveRecord::Base
           File.open(path) do |f|
             upload.url = Discourse.store.store_upload(f, upload)
             upload.filesize = f.size
-            upload.save
+            upload.save!
           end
           # remap the URLs
           DbHelper.remap(UrlHelper.absolute(previous_url), upload.url) unless external