diff --git a/daemon_post_receive.py b/daemon_post_receive.py
index 64b421718..217e42ff5 100644
--- a/daemon_post_receive.py
+++ b/daemon_post_receive.py
@@ -1723,13 +1723,13 @@ def _receive_new_post_process(self, post_type: str, path: str, headers: {},
 
     if filename:
         if is_image_file(filename):
-            post_image_filename = filename.replace('.temp', '')
             # convert to low bandwidth if needed
             if low_bandwidth:
                 print('Converting to low bandwidth ' + filename)
                 convert_image_to_low_bandwidth(filename)
             _apply_watermark_to_image(base_dir, nickname, domain,
                                       filename)
+            post_image_filename = filename.replace('.temp', '')
             print('Removing metadata from ' + post_image_filename)
             city = get_spoofed_city(city, base_dir, nickname, domain)
             process_meta_data(base_dir, nickname, domain,