diff --git a/src/platforms/storage/index.ts b/src/platforms/storage/index.ts
index b11d8e43..59dab5cc 100644
--- a/src/platforms/storage/index.ts
+++ b/src/platforms/storage/index.ts
@@ -160,12 +160,15 @@ export const uploadFileFromClient = async (
     try {
       return await uploadFromClientViaPresignedUrl(file, fileName);
     } catch (error) {
-      // Fall back to Vercel Blob when configured, so uploads stay available
-      // even if third-party object storage is temporarily unreachable.
-      if (HAS_VERCEL_BLOB_STORAGE) {
-        return vercelBlobUploadFromClient(file, fileName);
+      // HAS_VERCEL_BLOB_STORAGE relies on BLOB_READ_WRITE_TOKEN which is a
+      // server-only variable (not NEXT_PUBLIC_*), so it is always false in
+      // the browser.  vercelBlobUploadFromClient only needs the server-side
+      // token via handleUploadUrl, so try it unconditionally as a fallback.
+      try {
+        return await vercelBlobUploadFromClient(file, fileName);
+      } catch {
+        throw error;
       }
-      throw error;
     }
   }