diff --git a/app/api/v1/images.py b/app/api/v1/images.py
index 168c6b3..1a665fc 100644
--- a/app/api/v1/images.py
+++ b/app/api/v1/images.py
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ async def recognize_direct(file: UploadFile, db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db))
     suffix = _check_image_ext(filename)
     dest_path = settings.images_dir / filename
     counter = 1
-    stem = os.path.splitext(file.filename)[0]
+    stem = os.path.splitext(filename)[0]
     while dest_path.exists():
         dest_path = settings.images_dir / f"{stem}_{counter}{suffix}"
         counter += 1