diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editors/markdown.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editors/markdown.js
index 5c0698ee0..2d5368e96 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editors/markdown.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editors/markdown.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
                         var name = file.name.toLowerCase();
 
                         if (name.match(/\.(apng|avif|gif|jpeg|png|svg|webp)$/)) {
-                            var image = file2base64Image(file, function (image) {
+                            file2base64Image(file, function (image) {
                                 var session = currentEditor.getSession();
                                 var img = `<img src="${image}"/>\n`;
                                 var pos = session.getCursorPosition();