diff --git a/lib/services/storage_service.dart b/lib/services/storage_service.dart
index 8cafb98..c58ace3 100644
--- a/lib/services/storage_service.dart
+++ b/lib/services/storage_service.dart
@@ -129,26 +129,27 @@ class StorageService {
         : decoded;
 
     var quality = 85;
-    var attempts = 0;
     Uint8List out = Uint8List.fromList(img.encodeJpg(working, quality: quality));
 
     // First pass: reduce JPEG quality.
+    var qualityAttempts = 0;
     while (out.lengthInBytes > _maxImageBytes &&
         quality > 35 &&
-        attempts < _maxCompressionAttempts) {
+        qualityAttempts < _maxCompressionAttempts) {
       quality -= 5;
       out = Uint8List.fromList(img.encodeJpg(working, quality: quality));
-      attempts += 1;
+      qualityAttempts += 1;
     }
 
     // Second pass: reduce dimensions progressively if still above the limit.
+    var dimensionAttempts = 0;
     while (out.lengthInBytes > _maxImageBytes &&
         working.width > 320 &&
-        attempts < _maxCompressionAttempts) {
+        dimensionAttempts < _maxCompressionAttempts) {
       final nextWidth = (working.width * 0.85).round();
       working = img.copyResize(working, width: nextWidth);
       out = Uint8List.fromList(img.encodeJpg(working, quality: quality));
-      attempts += 1;
+      dimensionAttempts += 1;
     }
 
     if (out.lengthInBytes > _maxImageBytes) {