diff --git a/crates/api_common/src/request.rs b/crates/api_common/src/request.rs
index 6f1a86e0a..9bfb97b72 100644
--- a/crates/api_common/src/request.rs
+++ b/crates/api_common/src/request.rs
@@ -345,8 +345,9 @@ pub async fn replace_image(
   context: &Data<LemmyContext>,
 ) -> LemmyResult<()> {
   if let (Some(new_image), Some(old_image)) = (new_image, old_image) {
-    // Note: Oftentimes front ends will include the current image in the form,
-    // so only delete if the urls are different.
+    // Note: Oftentimes front ends will include the current image in the form.
+    // In this case, deleting `old_image` would also be deletion of `new_image`,
+    // so the deletion must be skipped for the image to be kept.
     if new_image != old_image.as_str() {
       // Ignore errors because image may be stored externally.
       let image = LocalImage::delete_by_url(&mut context.pool(), old_image)