diff --git a/backend/db.js b/backend/db.js
index 7cab07d..64d2a64 100644
--- a/backend/db.js
+++ b/backend/db.js
@@ -497,6 +497,7 @@ exports.deleteFile = async (uid, uuid = null, blacklistMode = false) => {
 
     let useYoutubeDLArchive = config_api.getConfigItem('ytdl_use_youtubedl_archive');
     if (useYoutubeDLArchive) {
+        const usersFileFolder = config_api.getConfigItem('ytdl_users_base_path');
         const archive_path = uuid ? path.join(usersFileFolder, uuid, 'archives', `archive_${type}.txt`) : path.join('appdata', 'archives', `archive_${type}.txt`);
 
         // get ID from JSON