diff --git a/app/Livewire/Questions/Create.php b/app/Livewire/Questions/Create.php
index 268a3148c..c75893424 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Questions/Create.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Questions/Create.php
@@ -263,35 +263,6 @@ public function store(Request $request): void
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Handle the image uploads.
-     */
-    public function uploadImages(): void
-    {
-        collect($this->images)->each(function (UploadedFile $image): void {
-            $today = now()->format('Y-m-d');
-
-            /** @var string $path */
-            $path = $image->store("images/{$today}", 'public');
-            $this->optimizeImage($path);
-
-            if ($path) {
-                session()->push('images', $path);
-
-                $this->dispatch(
-                    'image.uploaded',
-                    path: Storage::url($path),
-                    originalName: $image->getClientOriginalName()
-                );
-            } else { // @codeCoverageIgnoreStart
-                $this->addError('images', 'The image could not be uploaded.');
-                $this->dispatch('notification.created', message: 'The image could not be uploaded.');
-            } // @codeCoverageIgnoreEnd
-        });
-
-        $this->reset('images');
-    }
-
     /**
      * Optimize the images.
      */
@@ -322,15 +293,6 @@ public function optimizeImage(string $path): void
         $imagick->destroy();
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Handle the image deletes.
-     */
-    public function deleteImage(string $path): void
-    {
-        Storage::disk('public')->delete($path);
-        $this->cleanSession($path);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Render the component.
      */
@@ -347,6 +309,48 @@ public function render(): View
         ]);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Handle the image deletes.
+     */
+    private function deleteImage(string $path): void
+    {
+        if (! str_starts_with($path, 'images/')) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        Storage::disk('public')->delete($path);
+        $this->cleanSession($path);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handle the image uploads.
+     */
+    private function uploadImages(): void
+    {
+        collect($this->images)->each(function (UploadedFile $image): void {
+            $today = now()->format('Y-m-d');
+
+            /** @var string $path */
+            $path = $image->store("images/{$today}", 'public');
+            $this->optimizeImage($path);
+
+            if ($path) {
+                session()->push('images', $path);
+
+                $this->dispatch(
+                    'image.uploaded',
+                    path: Storage::url($path),
+                    originalName: $image->getClientOriginalName()
+                );
+            } else { // @codeCoverageIgnoreStart
+                $this->addError('images', 'The image could not be uploaded.');
+                $this->dispatch('notification.created', message: 'The image could not be uploaded.');
+            } // @codeCoverageIgnoreEnd
+        });
+
+        $this->reset('images');
+    }
+
     /**
      * Clean the session of the given image path.
      */
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Livewire/Questions/CreateTest.php b/tests/Unit/Livewire/Questions/CreateTest.php
index a11a30ba9..4594f9f51 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Livewire/Questions/CreateTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Livewire/Questions/CreateTest.php
@@ -410,7 +410,10 @@
     $component = Livewire::actingAs($user)->test(Create::class);
 
     $component->set('images', [$file]);
-    $component->invade()->updated('images');
+
+    $method = new ReflectionMethod(Create::class, 'uploadImages');
+    $method->setAccessible(true);
+    $method->invoke($component->instance());
 
     expect(session('images'))->toBeArray()
         ->and(session('images'))->toContain($path);
@@ -431,7 +434,10 @@
         'toId' => $user->id,
     ]);
     $component->set('images', [$file]);
-    $component->call('uploadImages');
+
+    $method = new ReflectionMethod(Create::class, 'uploadImages');
+    $method->setAccessible(true);
+    $method->invoke($component->instance());
 
     Storage::disk('public')->assertExists($path);
 
@@ -484,12 +490,14 @@
 
     Storage::disk('public')->assertExists($path);
 
-    $component->call('deleteImage', $path);
+    $method = new ReflectionMethod(Create::class, 'deleteImage');
+    $method->setAccessible(true);
+    $method->invoke($component->instance(), $path);
 
     $pathAgain = $file->store('images', 'public');
     Storage::disk('public')->assertExists($pathAgain);
 
-    $component->call('deleteImage', $pathAgain);
+    $method->invoke($component->instance(), $pathAgain);
 
     Storage::disk('public')->assertMissing($pathAgain);
 });
@@ -598,7 +606,10 @@
     ]);
 
     $component->set('images', [UploadedFile::fake()->image('test.jpg')]);
-    $component->call('uploadImages');
+
+    $method = new ReflectionMethod(Create::class, 'uploadImages');
+    $method->setAccessible(true);
+    $method->invoke($component->instance());
 
     $component->assertHasNoErrors();
 });
@@ -613,7 +624,10 @@
     ]);
 
     $component->set('images', [UploadedFile::fake()->image('test.jpg')]);
-    $component->call('uploadImages');
+
+    $method = new ReflectionMethod(Create::class, 'uploadImages');
+    $method->setAccessible(true);
+    $method->invoke($component->instance());
 
     $component->assertHasNoErrors();
 });