diff --git a/e2e/src/api/specs/asset-upload.e2e-spec.ts b/e2e/src/api/specs/asset-upload.e2e-spec.ts
index a2f70dccac..082b1a6599 100644
--- a/e2e/src/api/specs/asset-upload.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/src/api/specs/asset-upload.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ describe('/upload', () => {
       expect(status).toBe(204);
       expect(headers['upload-offset']).toBe('512');
       expect(headers['upload-complete']).toBe('?0');
-      expect(headers['upload-limit']).toEqual('min-size=0, max-age=259200');
+      expect(headers['upload-limit']).toEqual('min-size=1, max-age=259200');
       expect(headers['cache-control']).toBe('no-store');
     });
 
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ describe('/upload', () => {
       const { status, headers } = await request(app).options('/upload');
 
       expect(status).toBe(204);
-      expect(headers['upload-limit']).toEqual('min-size=0, max-age=259200');
+      expect(headers['upload-limit']).toEqual('min-size=1, max-age=259200');
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/server/src/controllers/asset-upload.controller.spec.ts b/server/src/controllers/asset-upload.controller.spec.ts
index e836bfcb1a..c94b29cc54 100644
--- a/server/src/controllers/asset-upload.controller.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/controllers/asset-upload.controller.spec.ts
@@ -115,20 +115,7 @@ describe(AssetUploadController.name, () => {
       expect(body).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({ message: 'Expected valid upload-complete header' }));
     });
 
-    it('should require Upload-Length header', async () => {
-      const { status, body } = await request(ctx.getHttpServer())
-        .post('/upload')
-        .set('Upload-Draft-Interop-Version', '8')
-        .set('X-Immich-Asset-Data', makeAssetData())
-        .set('Repr-Digest', checksum)
-        .set('Upload-Complete', '?0')
-        .send(buffer);
-
-      expect(status).toBe(400);
-      expect(body).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({ message: 'Missing upload-length header' }));
-    });
-
-    it('should infer upload length from content length if complete upload', async () => {
+    it('should infer upload length from non-empty content length if complete upload', async () => {
       const { status } = await request(ctx.getHttpServer())
         .post('/upload')
         .set('Upload-Draft-Interop-Version', '8')
@@ -258,7 +245,7 @@ describe(AssetUploadController.name, () => {
       expect(body).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({ message: 'Expected valid upload-complete header' }));
     });
 
-    it('should validate Upload-Length is a non-negative integer', async () => {
+    it('should validate Upload-Length is a positive integer', async () => {
       const { status, body } = await request(ctx.getHttpServer())
         .post('/upload')
         .set('Upload-Draft-Interop-Version', '8')
@@ -271,7 +258,7 @@ describe(AssetUploadController.name, () => {
       expect(status).toBe(400);
       expect(body).toEqual(
         expect.objectContaining({
-          message: expect.arrayContaining(['uploadLength must not be less than 0']),
+          message: expect.arrayContaining(['uploadLength must not be less than 1']),
         }),
       );
     });
diff --git a/server/src/dtos/asset-upload.dto.ts b/server/src/dtos/asset-upload.dto.ts
index 0442005088..bab4d1e8a9 100644
--- a/server/src/dtos/asset-upload.dto.ts
+++ b/server/src/dtos/asset-upload.dto.ts
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export class StartUploadDto extends BaseUploadHeadersDto {
   checksum!: Buffer;
 
   @Expose()
-  @Min(0)
+  @Min(1)
   @IsInt()
   @Transform(({ obj }) => {
     const uploadLength = obj[Header.UploadLength];
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ export class StartUploadDto extends BaseUploadHeadersDto {
     }
 
     const contentLength = obj[Header.ContentLength];
-    if (contentLength != undefined && isUploadComplete(obj)) {
+    if (contentLength && isUploadComplete(obj)) {
       return Number(contentLength);
     }
     throw new BadRequestException(`Missing ${Header.UploadLength} header`);
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ export class ResumeUploadDto extends BaseUploadHeadersDto {
   contentType!: string;
 
   @Expose({ name: Header.UploadLength })
-  @Min(0)
+  @Min(1)
   @IsInt()
   @Type(() => Number)
   @Optional()
diff --git a/server/src/services/asset-upload.service.ts b/server/src/services/asset-upload.service.ts
index ec702c364b..71fe3487b8 100644
--- a/server/src/services/asset-upload.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/asset-upload.service.ts
@@ -440,6 +440,6 @@ export class AssetUploadService extends BaseService {
   }
 
   private getUploadLimits({ upload }: SystemConfig['backup']) {
-    return `min-size=0, max-age=${upload.maxAgeHours * 3600}`;
+    return `min-size=1, max-age=${upload.maxAgeHours * 3600}`;
   }
 }