diff --git a/frontend/src/components/modals/SubtitleUploadModal.tsx b/frontend/src/components/modals/SubtitleUploadModal.tsx
index c77bd980b..76693abbc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/modals/SubtitleUploadModal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/modals/SubtitleUploadModal.tsx
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ function SubtitleUploadModal<T>(props: ComponentProps<T>) {
         language: initialLanguage,
         forced: false,
         hi: false,
-        payload: initialRef.current,
+        payload: { ...initialRef.current },
       }));
 
       if (update) {