diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/worker/UploadWorker.kt b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/worker/UploadWorker.kt
index 97bb37be0..cb3e7a86c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/worker/UploadWorker.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/worker/UploadWorker.kt
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ class UploadWorker(var appContext: Context, workerParams: WorkerParameters) :
                         false
                     )
             }
+            notificationManager?.cancel(PROCESSING_UPLOADS_NOTIFICATION_TAG, PROCESSING_UPLOADS_NOTIFICATION_ID)
             notificationManager?.notify(
                 currentNotificationTag,
                 currentNotificationID,