diff --git a/internal/weldr/api.go b/internal/weldr/api.go
index becdba2af..ce6010550 100644
--- a/internal/weldr/api.go
+++ b/internal/weldr/api.go
@@ -1409,16 +1409,7 @@ func (api *API) composeHandler(writer http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request
 
 	var uploadTarget *target.Target
 	if isRequestVersionAtLeast(params, 1) && cr.Upload != nil {
-		uploadTarget, err = uploadRequestToTarget(*cr.Upload, imageType)
-		if err != nil {
-			errors := responseError{
-				ID:  "UploadError",
-				Msg: fmt.Sprintf("bad input format: %s", err.Error()),
-			}
-
-			statusResponseError(writer, http.StatusBadRequest, errors)
-			return
-		}
+		uploadTarget = uploadRequestToTarget(*cr.Upload, imageType)
 	}
 
 	bp := api.store.GetBlueprintCommitted(cr.BlueprintName)
diff --git a/internal/weldr/upload.go b/internal/weldr/upload.go
index 8e2d7356b..812154611 100644
--- a/internal/weldr/upload.go
+++ b/internal/weldr/upload.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type uploadResponse struct {
-	Uuid         uuid.UUID              `json:"uuid"`
+	UUID         uuid.UUID              `json:"uuid"`
 	Status       common.ImageBuildState `json:"status"`
 	ProviderName string                 `json:"provider_name"`
 	ImageName    string                 `json:"image_name"`
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func targetsToUploadResponses(targets []*target.Target) []uploadResponse {
 	var uploads []uploadResponse
 	for _, t := range targets {
 		upload := uploadResponse{
-			Uuid:         t.Uuid,
+			UUID:         t.Uuid,
 			Status:       t.Status,
 			ImageName:    t.ImageName,
 			CreationTime: float64(t.Created.UnixNano()) / 1000000000,
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func targetsToUploadResponses(targets []*target.Target) []uploadResponse {
 	return uploads
 }
 
-func uploadRequestToTarget(u uploadRequest, imageType distro.ImageType) (*target.Target, error) {
+func uploadRequestToTarget(u uploadRequest, imageType distro.ImageType) *target.Target {
 	var t target.Target
 
 	t.Uuid = uuid.New()
@@ -147,5 +147,5 @@ func uploadRequestToTarget(u uploadRequest, imageType distro.ImageType) (*target
 		}
 	}
 
-	return &t, nil
+	return &t
 }