diff --git a/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchApi.php b/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchApi.php
index 31bd267a..ca90a1e1 100644
--- a/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchApi.php
+++ b/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchApi.php
@@ -563,8 +563,10 @@ class WrenchApi extends BaseController
 
                     $call_backend = $out["call_backend"];
                     $in["message"] = $raw_array["message"] =  $out["message"];
-                    $raw_array["file_data"] = $out['file_data'] = $in['file_data'] ="";  // no need to carry raw file data anymore - saved or cached ath this point
-
+                    //$raw_array["file_data"] = $out['file_data'] = $in['file_data'] ="";  // no need to carry raw file data anymore - saved or cached ath this point
+                    if (is_array($raw_array) && array_key_exists("file_data", $raw_array)) unset($raw_array["file_data"]);
+                    if (is_array($out) && array_key_exists("file_data", $out)) unset($out["file_data"]);
+                    if (is_array($int) && array_key_exists("file_data", $in)) unset($in["file_data"]);
                 } catch (Exception $e) {
                     $error =  'Caught exception: '.  $e->getMessage();
                     log_message('critical', "ERROR ENDPOINT TESTING UPLOAD-> ".$error );