diff --git a/src/controllers/FileController.ts b/src/controllers/FileController.ts
index 7a0ff66..8bb1e00 100644
--- a/src/controllers/FileController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/FileController.ts
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export default class FileController extends Controller {
 
         switch (file.storage_type) {
             case 'local':
-                await this.deleteFile(file);
+                await FileController.deleteFile(file);
                 break;
             default:
                 throw new ServerError(`This file cannot be deleted. Deletion protocol for ${file.storage_type} storage type not implemented.`);
diff --git a/views/file-manager.njk b/views/file-manager.njk
index 29927ed..5376b9c 100644
--- a/views/file-manager.njk
+++ b/views/file-manager.njk
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
                             Pending deletion
                         {% else %}
                             <form action="{{ route('delete-file-frontend', file.slug) }}" method="post">
+                                {{ macros.csrf(getCSRFToken) }}
                                 <button class="button danger"><i data-feather="trash"></i> Delete</button>
                             </form>
                         {% endif %}