diff --git a/src/components/RichTextArea.svelte b/src/components/RichTextArea.svelte
index 776fd3e..71c0500 100644
--- a/src/components/RichTextArea.svelte
+++ b/src/components/RichTextArea.svelte
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 			if (file) {
 				const blob = await uploadBlob(file, $userServers);
 
+				if (!blob) throw new Error('All servers failed');
+
 				// Insert the image URL into the textarea
 				const insert = blob.url;
 				const textarea = event.target as HTMLTextAreaElement;
diff --git a/src/components/UploadMediaLink.svelte b/src/components/UploadMediaLink.svelte
index 18635b7..d49f427 100644
--- a/src/components/UploadMediaLink.svelte
+++ b/src/components/UploadMediaLink.svelte
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 			try {
 				dispatch('uploading');
 				const blob = await uploadBlob(file, $userServers);
+
+				if (!blob) throw new Error('All servers failed');
+
 				dispatch('uploaded', blob);
 			} catch (error) {
 				if (error instanceof Error) alert(`Failed to upload image: ${error.message}`);
diff --git a/src/lib/blossom/servers.ts b/src/lib/blossom/servers.ts
index 686a61e..7c20d24 100644
--- a/src/lib/blossom/servers.ts
+++ b/src/lib/blossom/servers.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 import { get, writable } from 'svelte/store';
-import { BlossomClient, getServersFromServerListEvent } from 'blossom-client-sdk';
+import {
+	BlossomClient,
+	getServersFromServerListEvent,
+	type BlobDescriptor
+} from 'blossom-client-sdk';
 import { ndk } from '../ndk';
 import { signEventTemplate } from './signer';
 
@@ -19,18 +23,25 @@ export async function uploadBlob(file: File, servers?: URL[]) {
 
 	const sha256 = await BlossomClient.getFileSha256(file);
 	const auth = await BlossomClient.createUploadAuth(sha256, signEventTemplate, 'Upload Image');
-	const blob = await BlossomClient.uploadBlob(servers[0], file, auth);
+
+	let blob: BlobDescriptor | undefined = undefined;
 
 	// mirror blob to other servers in background
-	for (const server of servers.slice(1)) {
-		BlossomClient.mirrorBlob(server, blob.url, auth)
-			.catch((err) => {
-				// not all servers support mirroring, so attempt to upload
-				return BlossomClient.uploadBlob(server, file, auth);
-			})
-			.catch((error) => {
-				// upload filed, ignore error
-			});
+	for (const server of servers) {
+		try {
+			if (!blob) {
+				// if blob is not set, try to upload it
+				blob = await BlossomClient.uploadBlob(server, file, auth);
+			} else {
+				// else try to mirror it to the server
+				await BlossomClient.mirrorBlob(server, blob.url, auth).catch((err) => {
+					// not all servers support mirroring, so attempt to upload
+					return BlossomClient.uploadBlob(server, file, auth);
+				});
+			}
+		} catch (error) {
+			// ignore error
+		}
 	}
 
 	return blob;