diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerstatus.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerstatus.lua
index 6f41801fe..c5ced29f4 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerstatus.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerstatus.lua
@@ -186,11 +186,13 @@ function ReaderStatus:deleteFile(file, text_end_book)
         ok_callback = function()
             local FileManager = require("apps/filemanager/filemanager")
             local filemanagerutil = require("apps/filemanager/filemanagerutil")
-            self:openFileBrowser()
             FileManager:deleteFile(file)
             filemanagerutil.removeFileFromHistoryIfWanted(file)
             filemanagerutil.ensureLastFileExists()
-            FileManager.instance.file_chooser:refreshPath()
+            if FileManager.instance then
+                FileManager.instance.file_chooser:refreshPath()
+            end
+            self:openFileBrowser()
         end,
     })
 end