diff --git a/app/upload/advice.go b/app/upload/advice.go
index d0d12e2d2..4da4a8fde 100644
--- a/app/upload/advice.go
+++ b/app/upload/advice.go
@@ -261,6 +261,9 @@ func (ii *immichIndex) ShouldUpload(la *assets.Asset, upCmd *UpCmd) (*Advice, er
 		if ii.isAlreadyProcessed(checksum) {
 			return ii.adviceAlreadyProcessed(sa), nil
 		}
+		if upCmd.Overwrite {
+			return ii.adviceForceUpload(sa), nil
+		}
 		return ii.adviceSameOnServer(sa), nil
 	}