diff --git a/code/Forms/UploadField.php b/code/Forms/UploadField.php
index 26a23e9ec..4e3a02962 100644
--- a/code/Forms/UploadField.php
+++ b/code/Forms/UploadField.php
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ public function getSchemaStateDefaults()
     {
         $state = parent::getSchemaStateDefaults();
         $state['data']['files'] = $this->getEncodedItems();
-        $state['value'] = $this->Value() ?: ['Files' => []];
+        $state['value'] = $this->getFormattedValue() ?: ['Files' => []];
         return $state;
     }