diff --git a/backend/src/api/private/media/media.controller.ts b/backend/src/api/private/media/media.controller.ts
index 8eb1b04ac..da49fa1f9 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/private/media/media.controller.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/private/media/media.controller.ts
@@ -88,12 +88,12 @@ export class MediaController {
     }
     if (user) {
       this.logger.debug(
-        `Received filename '${file.originalname}' for note '${note.id}' from user '${user.username}'`,
+        `Received filename '${file.originalname}' for note '${note.publicId}' from user '${user.username}'`,
         'uploadMedia',
       );
     } else {
       this.logger.debug(
-        `Received filename '${file.originalname}' for note '${note.id}' from not logged in user`,
+        `Received filename '${file.originalname}' for note '${note.publicId}' from not logged in user`,
         'uploadMedia',
       );
     }
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export class MediaController {
       const mediaUploadNote = await mediaUpload.note;
       throw new PermissionError(
         `Neither file '${filename}' nor note '${
-          mediaUploadNote?.id ?? 'unknown'
+          mediaUploadNote?.publicId ?? 'unknown'
         }'is owned by '${user.username}'`,
       );
     }
diff --git a/backend/src/api/public/media/media.controller.ts b/backend/src/api/public/media/media.controller.ts
index 91cca2862..780df266f 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/public/media/media.controller.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/public/media/media.controller.ts
@@ -93,17 +93,10 @@ export class MediaController {
     if (file === undefined) {
       throw new BadRequestException('Request does not contain a file');
     }
-    if (user) {
-      this.logger.debug(
-        `Received filename '${file.originalname}' for note '${note.publicId}' from user '${user.username}'`,
-        'uploadMedia',
-      );
-    } else {
-      this.logger.debug(
-        `Received filename '${file.originalname}' for note '${note.publicId}' from not logged in user`,
-        'uploadMedia',
-      );
-    }
+    this.logger.debug(
+      `Received filename '${file.originalname}' for note '${note.publicId}' from user '${user.username}'`,
+      'uploadMedia',
+    );
     const upload = await this.mediaService.saveFile(file.buffer, user, note);
     return await this.mediaService.toMediaUploadDto(upload);
   }
@@ -134,7 +127,7 @@ export class MediaController {
       const mediaUploadNote = await mediaUpload.note;
       throw new PermissionError(
         `Neither file '${filename}' nor note '${
-          mediaUploadNote?.id ?? 'unknown'
+          mediaUploadNote?.publicId ?? 'unknown'
         }'is owned by '${user.username}'`,
       );
     }