diff --git a/src/app/pages/recipe-upload-page/steps/enter-recipe-data/image-select/edit-image-dialog/edit-image-dialog.html b/src/app/pages/recipe-upload-page/steps/enter-recipe-data/image-select/edit-image-dialog/edit-image-dialog.html
index 934e178..97de804 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/recipe-upload-page/steps/enter-recipe-data/image-select/edit-image-dialog/edit-image-dialog.html
+++ b/src/app/pages/recipe-upload-page/steps/enter-recipe-data/image-select/edit-image-dialog/edit-image-dialog.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <app-dialog-container title="Edit Image">
-    @if (imageViewQuery.isLoading()) {
+    @if (loading()) {
         <app-spinner></app-spinner>
-    } @else if (imageViewQuery.isError()) {
+    } @else if (loadError()) {
         <p>There was an error.</p>
     } @else {
         <form (submit)="onSubmit($event)">
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
                 <input matInput [formControl]="imageForm.controls.caption" />
             </mat-form-field>
             <button type="submit" matButton="filled">Submit</button>
+            @if (submitting()) {
+                <app-spinner size="24px"></app-spinner>
+            }
         </form>
     }
 </app-dialog-container>
diff --git a/src/app/pages/recipe-upload-page/steps/enter-recipe-data/image-select/edit-image-dialog/edit-image-dialog.spec.ts b/src/app/pages/recipe-upload-page/steps/enter-recipe-data/image-select/edit-image-dialog/edit-image-dialog.spec.ts
index 3659271..1555aad 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/recipe-upload-page/steps/enter-recipe-data/image-select/edit-image-dialog/edit-image-dialog.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/pages/recipe-upload-page/steps/enter-recipe-data/image-select/edit-image-dialog/edit-image-dialog.spec.ts
@@ -1,22 +1,68 @@
 import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
-
+import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import { EditImageDialog } from './edit-image-dialog';
+import { MAT_DIALOG_DATA, MatDialogRef } from '@angular/material/dialog';
+import { Mocked } from 'vitest';
+import { ImageService } from '../../../../../../shared/services/ImageService';
+import { ImageView } from '../../../../../../shared/models/ImageView.model';
+import { of } from 'rxjs';
 
 describe('EditImageDialog', () => {
     let component: EditImageDialog;
     let fixture: ComponentFixture<EditImageDialog>;
+    let matDialogRef: Partial<Mocked<MatDialogRef<any>>>;
+
+    const username = 'test-user';
+    const filename = 'test-file.jpg';
 
     beforeEach(async () => {
+        matDialogRef = {
+            close: vi.fn(),
+        } as Partial<Mocked<MatDialogRef<any>>>;
+
         await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
             imports: [EditImageDialog],
+            providers: [
+                {
+                    provide: MAT_DIALOG_DATA,
+                    useValue: { username, filename },
+                },
+                {
+                    provide: MatDialogRef,
+                    useValue: matDialogRef,
+                },
+                {
+                    provide: ImageService,
+                    useValue: {
+                        getImageView2: vi.fn((username, filename) =>
+                            of({
+                                filename,
+                                owner: {
+                                    username,
+                                },
+                            } as ImageView),
+                        ),
+                        updateImage: vi.fn(() => of({} as ImageView)),
+                    } as Partial<Mocked<ImageService>>,
+                },
+            ],
         }).compileComponents();
 
         fixture = TestBed.createComponent(EditImageDialog);
         component = fixture.componentInstance;
         await fixture.whenStable();
+        fixture.detectChanges();
     });
 
     it('should create', () => {
         expect(component).toBeTruthy();
     });
+
+    it('should close dialog after successful submit', async () => {
+        const formDebug = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('form'));
+        expect(formDebug).toBeTruthy();
+        const formElement = formDebug.nativeElement as HTMLFormElement;
+        formElement.dispatchEvent(new Event('submit', { bubbles: true, cancelable: true }));
+        expect(matDialogRef.close).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
 });
diff --git a/src/app/pages/recipe-upload-page/steps/enter-recipe-data/image-select/edit-image-dialog/edit-image-dialog.ts b/src/app/pages/recipe-upload-page/steps/enter-recipe-data/image-select/edit-image-dialog/edit-image-dialog.ts
index 58836b1..94adbea 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/recipe-upload-page/steps/enter-recipe-data/image-select/edit-image-dialog/edit-image-dialog.ts
+++ b/src/app/pages/recipe-upload-page/steps/enter-recipe-data/image-select/edit-image-dialog/edit-image-dialog.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-import { Component, inject, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, inject, OnInit, signal } from '@angular/core';
 import { DialogContainer } from '../../../../../../shared/components/dialog-container/dialog-container';
 import { MatFormField, MatInput, MatLabel } from '@angular/material/input';
 import { FormControl, FormGroup, ReactiveFormsModule, Validators } from '@angular/forms';
 import { ImageView } from '../../../../../../shared/models/ImageView.model';
 import { MAT_DIALOG_DATA, MatDialogRef } from '@angular/material/dialog';
 import { MatButton } from '@angular/material/button';
-import { injectMutation, injectQuery } from '@tanstack/angular-query-experimental';
 import { ImageService } from '../../../../../../shared/services/ImageService';
 import { notNullOrUndefined } from '../../../../../../shared/util';
 import { Spinner } from '../../../../../../shared/components/spinner/spinner';
@@ -21,11 +20,12 @@ export class EditImageDialog implements OnInit {
     private readonly dialogRef = inject(MatDialogRef);
     private readonly imageService = inject(ImageService);
 
-    protected readonly imageViewQuery = injectQuery(() =>
-        this.imageService.getImageView(this.usernameFilename[0], this.usernameFilename[1]),
-    );
+    protected readonly loading = signal(false);
+    protected readonly loadError = signal<Error | null>(null);
+    protected readonly imageView = signal<ImageView | null>(null);
 
-    private readonly imageViewMutation = injectMutation(() => this.imageService.updateImage2());
+    protected readonly submitting = signal(false);
+    protected readonly submitError = signal<Error | null>(null);
 
     protected readonly imageForm = new FormGroup({
         filename: new FormControl(
@@ -40,18 +40,27 @@ export class EditImageDialog implements OnInit {
     });
 
     public ngOnInit(): void {
-        this.imageViewQuery.promise().then((imageView) => {
-            this.imageForm.patchValue({
-                filename: imageView.filename,
-                alt: imageView.alt,
-                caption: imageView.caption,
-            });
+        this.loading.set(true);
+        this.imageService.getImageView2(this.usernameFilename[0], this.usernameFilename[1]).subscribe({
+            next: (imageView) => {
+                this.loading.set(false); // shouldn't need this
+                this.imageView.set(imageView);
+                this.imageForm.patchValue({
+                    filename: imageView.filename,
+                    alt: imageView.alt,
+                    caption: imageView.caption,
+                });
+            },
+            error: (e) => {
+                this.loading.set(false);
+                this.loadError.set(e);
+            },
         });
     }
 
-    public async onSubmit(event: SubmitEvent): Promise<void> {
+    protected async onSubmit(event: SubmitEvent): Promise<void> {
         event.preventDefault();
-        const imageView: ImageView = this.imageViewQuery.data()!;
+        const imageView = this.imageView()!;
         const formValue = this.imageForm.value;
         if (notNullOrUndefined(formValue.alt)) {
             imageView.alt = formValue.alt;
@@ -59,10 +68,17 @@ export class EditImageDialog implements OnInit {
         if (notNullOrUndefined(formValue.caption)) {
             imageView.caption = formValue.caption;
         }
-        this.imageViewMutation.mutate(imageView, {
-            onSuccess: () => {
+        this.submitting.set(true);
+        this.imageService.updateImage(imageView.owner.username, imageView.filename, imageView).subscribe({
+            next: (imageView) => {
+                this.submitting.set(false);
+                this.imageView.set(imageView);
                 this.dialogRef.close();
             },
+            error: (e) => {
+                this.submitting.set(false);
+                this.submitError.set(e);
+            },
         });
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/bodies/ImageUpdateBody.ts b/src/app/shared/bodies/ImageUpdateBody.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4bb1954
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/bodies/ImageUpdateBody.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+export interface ImageUpdateBody {
+    alt?: string | null;
+    caption?: string | null;
+    isPublic?: boolean | null;
+    viewersToAdd?: string[] | null;
+    viewersToRemove?: string[] | null;
+    clearAllViewers?: boolean | null;
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/services/ImageService.ts b/src/app/shared/services/ImageService.ts
index 5a23926..a76572b 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/services/ImageService.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/services/ImageService.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 import { inject, Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
-import { firstValueFrom, map, tap } from 'rxjs';
+import { firstValueFrom, map, Observable, tap } from 'rxjs';
 import { EndpointService } from './EndpointService';
 import { ImageView } from '../models/ImageView.model';
 import { SliceView } from '../models/SliceView.model';
 import { QueryParams } from '../models/Query.model';
-import { mutationOptions, QueryClient, QueryOptions, queryOptions } from '@tanstack/angular-query-experimental';
+import { QueryClient, QueryOptions, queryOptions } from '@tanstack/angular-query-experimental';
 import { ImageViewWithBlobUrl } from '../client-models/ImageViewWithBlobUrl';
 import { WithStringDates } from '../util';
+import { ImageUpdateBody } from '../bodies/ImageUpdateBody';
 
 @Injectable({
     providedIn: 'root',
@@ -74,18 +75,10 @@ export class ImageService {
         });
     }
 
-    public getImageView(username: string, filename: string) {
-        return queryOptions({
-            queryKey: ['image-views', username, filename],
-            queryFn: () =>
-                firstValueFrom(
-                    this.httpClient
-                        .get<
-                            WithStringDates<ImageView>
-                        >(this.endpointService.getUrl('images', [username, filename, 'view']))
-                        .pipe(map((rawImageView) => this.hydrateImageView(rawImageView))),
-                ),
-        });
+    public getImageView2(username: string, filename: string): Observable<ImageView> {
+        return this.httpClient
+            .get<WithStringDates<ImageView>>(this.endpointService.getUrl('images', [username, filename, 'view']))
+            .pipe(map((withStringDates) => this.hydrateImageView(withStringDates)));
     }
 
     public uploadImage(
@@ -142,47 +135,9 @@ export class ImageService {
         );
     }
 
-    public updateImage(
-        username: string,
-        filename: string,
-        data: {
-            alt?: string | null;
-            caption?: string | null;
-            isPublic?: boolean | null;
-            viewersToAdd?: string[] | null;
-            viewersToRemove?: string[] | null;
-            clearAllViewers?: boolean | null;
-        },
-    ): Promise<ImageView> {
-        return firstValueFrom(
-            this.httpClient.put<ImageView>(this.endpointService.getUrl('images', [username, filename]), data).pipe(
-                tap(async () => {
-                    await this.queryClient.refetchQueries({
-                        queryKey: ['image-views', username, filename],
-                    });
-                    await this.queryClient.refetchQueries({
-                        queryKey: ['image-views-with-blob-urls', username, filename],
-                    });
-                }),
-            ),
-        );
-    }
-
-    public updateImage2() {
-        return mutationOptions({
-            mutationKey: ['image-views'],
-            mutationFn: (imageView: ImageView) =>
-                firstValueFrom(
-                    this.httpClient.put(
-                        this.endpointService.getUrl('images', [imageView.owner.username, imageView.filename]),
-                        imageView,
-                    ),
-                ),
-            onSuccess: async () => {
-                await this.queryClient.invalidateQueries({
-                    queryKey: ['image-views'],
-                });
-            },
-        });
+    public updateImage(username: string, filename: string, data: ImageUpdateBody): Observable<ImageView> {
+        return this.httpClient
+            .put<WithStringDates<ImageView>>(this.endpointService.getUrl('images', [username, filename]), data)
+            .pipe(map((withStringDates) => this.hydrateImageView(withStringDates)));
     }
 }