diff --git a/python/web/src/web.py b/python/web/src/web.py
index 6829b3d427..a14a4263de 100644
--- a/python/web/src/web.py
+++ b/python/web/src/web.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     auth_active,
     is_bridge_configured,
     is_safe_path,
-    upload_with_dropzonejs,
+    upload_to_dir,
     browser_supports_modern_themes,
 )
 from settings import (
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ def upload_file():
     else:
         return make_response(_("Unknown destination"), 403)
 
-    return upload_with_dropzonejs(destination_dir)
+    return upload_to_dir(destination_dir)
 
 
 @APP.route("/files/create", methods=["POST"])
diff --git a/python/web/src/web_utils.py b/python/web/src/web_utils.py
index e8acd00af7..961a3b1630 100644
--- a/python/web/src/web_utils.py
+++ b/python/web/src/web_utils.py
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ def is_safe_path(file_name):
     return {"status": True, "msg": ""}
 
 
-def upload_with_dropzonejs(image_dir):
+def upload_to_dir(image_dir):
     """
     Takes (str) image_dir which is the path to the image dir to store files.
     Opens a stream to transfer a file via the embedded dropzonejs library.
@@ -345,7 +345,10 @@ def upload_with_dropzonejs(image_dir):
     try:
         with open(save_path, "ab") as save:
             save.seek(int(request.form["dzchunkbyteoffset"]))
-            save.write(file_object.stream.read())
+            chunk = file_object.stream.read()
+            # Remove CRLF characters from the end of the chunk
+            chunk = chunk.rstrip(b'\r\n')
+            save.write(chunk)
     except OSError:
         log.exception("Could not write to file")
         return make_response(_("Unable to write the file to disk!"), 500)