diff --git a/frontend/hooks/useItemCreate.ts b/frontend/hooks/useItemCreate.ts
index c418366e..b2c2aa9a 100644
--- a/frontend/hooks/useItemCreate.ts
+++ b/frontend/hooks/useItemCreate.ts
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ export function useItemCreate(): UseItemCreateReturn {
             toast.success('Item created + photo saved');
           } catch (photoErr) {
             console.warn('Photo upload failed, but item created:', photoErr);
-            toast.warning('Item created (photo upload skipped)');
+            toast.success('Item created');
           }
         } else if (extractedImageBlob || imageProcessing) {
           // Only one of the two is provided, so skip photo upload