diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/music/filters.py b/api/funkwhale_api/music/filters.py
index 92f519d18..658dce608 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/music/filters.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/music/filters.py
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class UploadFilter(audio_filters.IncludeChannelsFilterSet):
         distinct=True,
         library_field="library",
     )
-    import_status = common_filters.MultipleQueryFilter(coerce=str)
+    import_status = common_filters.MultipleQueryFilter(coerce=str, distinct=False)
     q = fields.SmartSearchFilter(
         config=search.SearchConfig(
             search_fields={
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/1929.bugfix b/changes/changelog.d/1929.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..663ec77e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/changelog.d/1929.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix purging of dangling files #1929