diff --git a/src/pages/create/index.tsx b/src/pages/create/index.tsx
index a38767d..f1ba4ad 100644
--- a/src/pages/create/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/create/index.tsx
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ import {
 } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons'
 import { getSigitFile, SigitFile } from '../../utils/file.ts'
 import { generateTimestamp } from '../../utils/opentimestamps.ts'
-import { Autocomplete } from '@mui/lab'
+import { Autocomplete } from '@mui/material'
 import _, { truncate } from 'lodash'
 import * as React from 'react'
 import { AvatarIconButton } from '../../components/UserAvatarIconButton'
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export const CreatePage = () => {
 
   const [title, setTitle] = useState(`sigit_${formatTimestamp(Date.now())}`)
 
-  const [selectedFiles, setSelectedFiles] = useState<File[]>([])
+  const [selectedFiles, setSelectedFiles] = useState<File[]>([...uploadedFiles])
   const fileInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null)
   const handleUploadButtonClick = () => {
     if (fileInputRef.current) {
@@ -378,12 +378,6 @@ export const CreatePage = () => {
     })
   }, [metadata, users])
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (uploadedFiles) {
-      setSelectedFiles([...uploadedFiles])
-    }
-  }, [uploadedFiles])
-
   useEffect(() => {
     if (usersPubkey) {
       setUsers((prev) => {
@@ -561,11 +555,16 @@ export const CreatePage = () => {
       const files = Array.from(event.target.files)
 
       // Remove duplicates based on the file.name
-      setSelectedFiles((p) =>
-        [...p, ...files].filter(
+      setSelectedFiles((p) => {
+        const unique = [...p, ...files].filter(
           (file, i, array) => i === array.findIndex((t) => t.name === file.name)
         )
-      )
+        navigate('.', {
+          state: { uploadedFiles: unique },
+          replace: true
+        })
+        return unique
+      })
     }
   }
 
@@ -579,9 +578,14 @@ export const CreatePage = () => {
   ) => {
     event.stopPropagation()
 
-    setSelectedFiles((prevFiles) =>
-      prevFiles.filter((file) => file.name !== fileToRemove.name)
-    )
+    setSelectedFiles((prevFiles) => {
+      const files = prevFiles.filter((file) => file.name !== fileToRemove.name)
+      navigate('.', {
+        state: { uploadedFiles: files },
+        replace: true
+      })
+      return files
+    })
   }
 
   // Validate inputs before proceeding
@@ -1038,7 +1042,6 @@ export const CreatePage = () => {
     try {
       return JSON.parse(event.content)
     } catch (e) {
-      console.error(e)
       return undefined
     }
   }