diff --git a/src/editors/data/redux/thunkActions/video.js b/src/editors/data/redux/thunkActions/video.js
index cc5b0797c..8a54b6817 100644
--- a/src/editors/data/redux/thunkActions/video.js
+++ b/src/editors/data/redux/thunkActions/video.js
@@ -411,16 +411,22 @@ export const uploadVideo = ({ supportedFiles, setLoadSpinner, postUploadRedirect
           console.error(`Could not find file object with name "${fileName}" in supportedFiles array.`);
           return;
         }
-        const formData = new FormData();
-        formData.append('uploaded-file', uploadFile.get('file'));
+        const file = uploadFile.get('file');
         await fetch(uploadUrl, {
           method: 'PUT',
-          body: formData,
           headers: {
-            'Content-Type': 'multipart/form-data',
+            'Content-Disposition': `attachment; filename="${file.name}"`,
+            'Content-Type': file.type,
           },
+          multipart: false,
+          body: file,
         })
-          .then(() => postUploadRedirect(edxVideoId))
+          .then((resp) => {
+            if (!resp.ok) {
+              throw new Error('Failed to connect with server');
+            }
+            postUploadRedirect(edxVideoId);
+          })
           // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
           .catch((error) => console.error('Error uploading file:', error));
       }));
diff --git a/src/editors/data/redux/thunkActions/video.test.js b/src/editors/data/redux/thunkActions/video.test.js
index ce040b59a..6e53c87d9 100644
--- a/src/editors/data/redux/thunkActions/video.test.js
+++ b/src/editors/data/redux/thunkActions/video.test.js
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ describe('uploadVideo', () => {
 
   it('should call fetch with correct arguments for each file', async () => {
     const mockResponseData = { success: true };
-    const mockFetchResponse = Promise.resolve({ data: mockResponseData });
+    const mockFetchResponse = Promise.resolve({ data: mockResponseData, ok: true });
     global.fetch = jest.fn().mockImplementation(() => mockFetchResponse);
     const response = {
       files: [
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ describe('uploadVideo', () => {
     });
     supportedFiles.forEach((file, index) => {
       const fileDataTest = file.get('file');
-      expect(fetch.mock.calls[index][1].body.get('uploaded-file')).toBe(fileDataTest);
+      expect(fetch.mock.calls[index][1].body).toBe(fileDataTest);
     });
   });