diff --git a/mealie/services/scraper/scraper.py b/mealie/services/scraper/scraper.py
index 644a2f53872..4addd2eff1b 100644
--- a/mealie/services/scraper/scraper.py
+++ b/mealie/services/scraper/scraper.py
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ async def create_from_html(
     recipe_data_service = RecipeDataService(new_recipe.id)
 
     try:
+        if new_recipe.image and isinstance(new_recipe.image, list):
+            new_recipe.image = new_recipe.image[0]
         await recipe_data_service.scrape_image(new_recipe.image)  # type: ignore
 
         if new_recipe.name is None: