diff --git a/src/app/Library/Uploaders/Support/Interfaces/UploaderInterface.php b/src/app/Library/Uploaders/Support/Interfaces/UploaderInterface.php
index 185350c053..e286f45e37 100644
--- a/src/app/Library/Uploaders/Support/Interfaces/UploaderInterface.php
+++ b/src/app/Library/Uploaders/Support/Interfaces/UploaderInterface.php
@@ -60,4 +60,6 @@ public function canHandleMultipleFiles(): bool;
     public function isRelationship(): bool;
 
     public function getPreviousFiles(Model $entry): mixed;
+
+    public function getValueWithoutPath(?string $value = null): ?string;
 }
diff --git a/src/app/Library/Uploaders/Support/Traits/HandleRepeatableUploads.php b/src/app/Library/Uploaders/Support/Traits/HandleRepeatableUploads.php
index 56f6b2f91b..7c15becc05 100644
--- a/src/app/Library/Uploaders/Support/Traits/HandleRepeatableUploads.php
+++ b/src/app/Library/Uploaders/Support/Traits/HandleRepeatableUploads.php
@@ -282,16 +282,16 @@ private function getPreviousRepeatableValues(Model $entry, UploaderInterface $up
         return $previousValues ?? [];
     }
 
-    private function getValuesWithPathStripped(array|string|null $item, UploaderInterface $upload)
+    private function getValuesWithPathStripped(array|string|null $item, UploaderInterface $uploader)
     {
-        $uploadedValues = $item[$upload->getName()] ?? null;
+        $uploadedValues = $item[$uploader->getName()] ?? null;
         if (is_array($uploadedValues)) {
-            return array_map(function ($value) use ($upload) {
-                return Str::after($value, $upload->getPath());
+            return array_map(function ($value) use ($uploader) {
+                return $uploader->getValueWithoutPath($value);
             }, $uploadedValues);
         }
 
-        return isset($uploadedValues) ? Str::after($uploadedValues, $upload->getPath()) : null;
+        return isset($uploadedValues) ? $uploader->getValueWithoutPath($uploadedValues) : null;
     }
 
     private function deleteRelationshipFiles(Model $entry): void
diff --git a/src/app/Library/Uploaders/Uploader.php b/src/app/Library/Uploaders/Uploader.php
index eb298a89f6..9dcb418850 100644
--- a/src/app/Library/Uploaders/Uploader.php
+++ b/src/app/Library/Uploaders/Uploader.php
@@ -189,6 +189,11 @@ public function getPreviousFiles(Model $entry): mixed
         return $value[$this->getAttributeName()] ?? null;
     }
 
+    public function getValueWithoutPath(?string $value = null): ?string
+    {
+        return $value ? Str::after($value, $this->path) : null;
+    }
+
     /*******************************
      * Setters - fluently configure the uploader
      *******************************/
@@ -229,13 +234,13 @@ private function retrieveFiles(Model $entry): Model
             $values = $entry->{$this->attachedToFakeField};
             $values = is_string($values) ? json_decode($values, true) : (array) $values;
 
-            $values[$this->getAttributeName()] = isset($values[$this->getAttributeName()]) ? Str::after($values[$this->getAttributeName()], $this->path) : null;
+            $values[$this->getAttributeName()] = isset($values[$this->getAttributeName()]) ? $this->getValueWithoutPath($values[$this->getAttributeName()]) : null;
             $entry->{$this->attachedToFakeField} = json_encode($values);
 
             return $entry;
         }
 
-        $entry->{$this->getAttributeName()} = Str::after($value, $this->path);
+        $entry->{$this->getAttributeName()} = $this->getValueWithoutPath($value);
 
         return $entry;
     }
@@ -277,7 +282,7 @@ private function performFileDeletion(Model $entry)
     }
 
     /*******************************
-     * Private helper methods
+     * helper methods
      *******************************/
     private function getPathFromConfiguration(array $crudObject, array $configuration): string
     {