diff --git a/src/cli/upload_image.rs b/src/cli/upload_image.rs
index 80be27b..87808e7 100644
--- a/src/cli/upload_image.rs
+++ b/src/cli/upload_image.rs
@@ -10,14 +10,12 @@ use chrono::Utc;
 use std::time::{Duration, UNIX_EPOCH};
 
 pub async fn upload_image(client: ImgurHandle, path: &str) {
-    let image: String;
+    let mut image: String = path.to_string();
 
     if Path::new(path).exists() {
         let bytes = fs::read(path).map_err(|err| err.to_string()).unwrap();
 
         image = base64::encode(bytes);
-    } else {
-        image = path.to_string()
     }
 
     match imgurs::api::upload_image::upload_image(client, &image).await {