diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Dropbox/Dropbox.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Dropbox/Dropbox.node.ts
index 1c7efac402..790b181261 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Dropbox/Dropbox.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Dropbox/Dropbox.node.ts
@@ -522,9 +522,9 @@ export class Dropbox implements INodeType {
 
 					endpoint = 'https://content.dropboxapi.com/2/files/upload';
 
-					if (this.getNodeParameter('binaryData', i) === true) {
+					options = { json: false };
 
-						options = { json: false };
+					if (this.getNodeParameter('binaryData', i) === true) {
 
 						// Is binary file to upload
 						const item = items[i];