diff --git a/app/routers/api_v3_actions_hosted_file.py b/app/routers/api_v3_actions_hosted_file.py
index 3f28a78..fbc3dbf 100644
--- a/app/routers/api_v3_actions_hosted_file.py
+++ b/app/routers/api_v3_actions_hosted_file.py
@@ -433,8 +433,12 @@ async def delete_file_action(
         if method == 'delete':
             # Hard delete: Record + Disk
             if file_exists_on_disk:
-                pathlib.Path(file_path).unlink()
-                physical_removed = True
+                try:
+                    pathlib.Path(file_path).unlink()
+                    physical_removed = True
+                except OSError as e:
+                    log.error(f"Error unlinking file {file_path}: {e}")
+                    physical_removed = False
             sql_delete(table_name='hosted_file', record_id=file_id_int)
             record_removed = True
         elif method == 'hide':