diff --git a/src/components/data-management/metadata/AddMetadataButton.jsx b/src/components/data-management/metadata/AddMetadataButton.jsx
index 50895afec1..004a4b7501 100644
--- a/src/components/data-management/metadata/AddMetadataButton.jsx
+++ b/src/components/data-management/metadata/AddMetadataButton.jsx
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ const AddMetadataButton = ({ samplesTableRef }) => {
     }
 
     try {
-      await prepareAndUploadFileToS3(file, uploadUrlParams, 'cellLevelMeta', onUpdateUploadStatus);
+      await prepareAndUploadFileToS3(file, uploadUrlParams, 'cellLevelMeta', new AbortController(), onUpdateUploadStatus);
     } catch (e) {
       pushNotificationMessage('error', 'Something went wrong while uploading your metadata file.');
       console.log(e);
diff --git a/src/utils/upload/processMultipartUpload.js b/src/utils/upload/processMultipartUpload.js
index 6a85da268e..fa5493044c 100644
--- a/src/utils/upload/processMultipartUpload.js
+++ b/src/utils/upload/processMultipartUpload.js
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ const FILE_CHUNK_SIZE = 10000000;
 const MAX_RETRIES = 2;
 
 const putPartInS3 = async (
-  blob, signedUrl, onUploadProgress, currentRetry = 0, abortController = null,
+  blob, signedUrl, onUploadProgress, abortController, currentRetry = 0,
 ) => {
   try {
     return await axios.request({
       method: 'put',
       data: blob,
       url: signedUrl,
-      signal: abortController?.signal,
+      signal: abortController.signal,
       headers: {
         'Content-Type': 'application/octet-stream',
       },
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ const putPartInS3 = async (
     });
   } catch (e) {
     if (currentRetry < MAX_RETRIES) {
-      return await putPartInS3(blob, signedUrl, onUploadProgress, currentRetry + 1);
+      return await putPartInS3(
+        blob, signedUrl, onUploadProgress, abortController, currentRetry + 1,
+      );
     }
 
     throw e;
@@ -42,8 +44,8 @@ const processMultipartUpload = async (
       blob,
       signedUrl,
       createOnUploadProgressForPart(index),
-      0,
       abortController,
+      0,
     );
 
     promises.push(req);
diff --git a/src/utils/upload/processUpload.js b/src/utils/upload/processUpload.js
index 5668e98e87..85b0924c7f 100644
--- a/src/utils/upload/processUpload.js
+++ b/src/utils/upload/processUpload.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import endUserMessages from 'utils/endUserMessages';
 import pushNotificationMessage from 'utils/pushNotificationMessage';
 
 const prepareAndUploadFileToS3 = async (
-  file, uploadUrlParams, type, onStatusUpdate = () => { }, abortController = null,
+  file, uploadUrlParams, type, abortController, onStatusUpdate = () => { },
 ) => {
   let parts = null;
   const { signedUrls, uploadId, fileId } = uploadUrlParams;
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ const createAndUploadSampleFile = async (file, experimentId, sampleId, dispatch,
     );
 
     const uploadUrlParams = { signedUrls, uploadId, fileId: sampleFileId };
-    await prepareAndUploadFileToS3(file, uploadUrlParams, 'sample', updateSampleFileUploadProgress, abortController);
+    await prepareAndUploadFileToS3(file, uploadUrlParams, 'sample', abortController, updateSampleFileUploadProgress);
   } catch (e) {
     dispatch(updateSampleFileUpload(
       experimentId, sampleId, sampleFileId, fileType, UploadStatus.UPLOAD_ERROR,