diff --git a/python/web/src/templates/upload.html b/python/web/src/templates/upload.html
index 9a8df9e8..11c269b5 100644
--- a/python/web/src/templates/upload.html
+++ b/python/web/src/templates/upload.html
@@ -15,11 +15,8 @@
     <input type="radio" name="destination" id="disk_images" value="disk_images" checked="checked">
     <label for="disk_images">{{ _("Disk Images") }}</label>
     <select name="subdir" id="subdir">
-        <option value="">images/</option>
     {% for subdir, group in formatted_image_files.items() %}
-    {% if subdir != "/" %}
-        <option value="{{subdir}}">images/{{subdir}}</option>
-    {% endif %}
+    <option value="{{subdir}}"{% if subdir == "images/" %} selected{% endif %}>{{subdir}}</option>
     {% endfor %}
     </select>
     <input type="radio" name="destination" id="shared_files" value="shared_files">
diff --git a/python/web/src/web.py b/python/web/src/web.py
index f7b09148..0e15fd59 100644
--- a/python/web/src/web.py
+++ b/python/web/src/web.py
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ def upload_file():
         return make_response(auth["msg"], 403)
 
     destination = request.form.get("destination")
-    subdir = request.form.get("subdir")
+    subdir = request.form.get("subdir").replace("images/", "", 1)
     if destination == "disk_images":
         safe_path = is_safe_path(Path(subdir))
         if not safe_path["status"]: