diff --git a/post.php b/post.php
index aba6c6be..8fe7354f 100644
--- a/post.php
+++ b/post.php
@@ -1055,9 +1055,11 @@ if (isset($_POST['delete'])) {
 			if ($size[0] > $config['max_width'] || $size[1] > $config['max_height']) {
 				error($config['error']['maxsize']);
 			}
+
 			// If, on the basis of the file extension, the image file has metadata we can operate on.
 			$file_image_has_operable_metadata = $file['extension'] === 'jpg' || $file['extension'] === 'jpeg' || $file['extension'] === 'webp' || $file['extension'] == 'png';
 
+			$file['exif_stripped'] = false;
 
 			if ($file_image_has_operable_metadata && $config['convert_auto_orient']) {
 				// The following code corrects the image orientation.
@@ -1123,7 +1125,7 @@ if (isset($_POST['delete'])) {
 
 			$dont_copy_file = false;
 
-			if ($config['redraw_image'] || ($file_image_has_operable_metadata && !@$file['exif_stripped'] && $config['strip_exif'])) {
+			if ($config['redraw_image'] || ($file_image_has_operable_metadata && !$file['exif_stripped'] && $config['strip_exif'])) {
 				if (!$config['redraw_image'] && $config['use_exiftool']) {
 					try {
 						$file['size'] = strip_image_metadata($file['tmp_name']);