diff --git a/src/core/features/fileuploader/services/fileuploader-helper.ts b/src/core/features/fileuploader/services/fileuploader-helper.ts
index 33c58889f..b00769de3 100644
--- a/src/core/features/fileuploader/services/fileuploader-helper.ts
+++ b/src/core/features/fileuploader/services/fileuploader-helper.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export class CoreFileUploaderHelperProvider {
 
         const modal = await CoreDomUtils.showModalLoading();
 
-        const result = await Chooser.getFile(mimetypes ? mimetypes.join(',') : undefined);
+        const result = await Chooser.getFileMetadata(mimetypes ? mimetypes.join(',') : undefined);
 
         modal.dismiss();