From d3c6e5ec94419d48fa2b761f26c507ed85f35ab6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Anmol Singh Bhatia <121005188+anmolsinghbhatia@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:21:43 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] [WEB-5827] fix: persist external cover image URLs (Unsplash)
 in project updates #8482

---
 apps/web/helpers/cover-image.helper.ts | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/web/helpers/cover-image.helper.ts b/apps/web/helpers/cover-image.helper.ts
index 7832b368cf..caac9df416 100644
--- a/apps/web/helpers/cover-image.helper.ts
+++ b/apps/web/helpers/cover-image.helper.ts
@@ -272,14 +272,18 @@ export const handleCoverImageChange = async (
 
     if (uploadConfig.isUserAsset) {
       return {
-        cover_image_url: uploadedUrl,
+        cover_image: uploadedUrl,
       };
     } else {
       return null;
     }
   }
 
-  return null;
+  // External/uploaded asset (e.g., Unsplash URL, pre-uploaded asset)
+  // Return the URL to be saved in the backend
+  return {
+    cover_image: newImage,
+  };
 };
 
 /**