diff --git a/app/models/api_image.rb b/app/models/api_image.rb
index 95f99f2..5e44c54 100644
--- a/app/models/api_image.rb
+++ b/app/models/api_image.rb
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ class APIImage < ApplicationRecord
         raise(Error, "Attempted to convert to unknown external: #{url}")
       end
       ExternalAPIImage.create!(api_image: self, external_id: external_id, site: type)
-      update_columns(artists: [], sources: [], width: 0, height: 0, mime_type: "external", file_ext: "external", file_size: 0)
       delete_files!
+      update_columns(artists: [], sources: [], width: 0, height: 0, mime_type: "external", file_ext: "external", file_size: 0)
       send_converted
     end
   end