diff --git a/src/state/gallery.ts b/src/state/gallery.ts
index 068e14fb28..c122ca6df4 100644
--- a/src/state/gallery.ts
+++ b/src/state/gallery.ts
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ export async function compressImage(
 async function moveIfNecessary(from: string) {
   const cacheDir = IS_NATIVE && getImageCacheDirectory()
 
-  if (cacheDir && from.startsWith(cacheDir)) {
+  if (cacheDir && !from.startsWith(cacheDir)) {
     const to = joinPath(cacheDir, nanoid(36))
 
     await makeDirectoryAsync(cacheDir, {intermediates: true})