diff --git a/app/routers/hosted_file.py b/app/routers/hosted_file.py
index be198cf..936ebe4 100644
--- a/app/routers/hosted_file.py
+++ b/app/routers/hosted_file.py
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ async def upload_files(
             link_to_id_random = link_to_id_random,
             check_allowed_extension = check_allowed_extension,
             )
-        
+
         hosted_file_id = None
         hosted_file_dict = {}
 
@@ -858,10 +858,11 @@ async def test_upload_files(
 async def delete_hosted_file(
         hosted_file_id: str = Path(min_length=11, max_length=22),
 
-        link_to_type: str = None,
-        link_to_id: Union[int, str] = None,
+        # These are needed to identify the hosted_file_link record to be deleted
+        link_to_type: str = None, # Type of object the hosted file is linked to
+        link_to_id: Union[int, str] = None, # ID of the object the hosted file is linked to
 
-        rm_orphan: bool = False,
+        rm_orphan: bool = False, # Whether to remove orphaned files
 
         commons: Common_Route_Params = Depends(common_route_params),
         ):
diff --git a/tests/e2e/test_e2e_hosted_file_live_delete.py b/tests/e2e/test_e2e_hosted_file_live_delete.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de9bcd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/test_e2e_hosted_file_live_delete.py
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import requests
+import json
+
+# Configuration
+BASE_URL = "https://dev-api.oneskyit.com"
+API_KEY = "IDF68Em5X4HTZlswRNgepQ"
+ACCOUNT_ID = "Q8lR8Ai8hx2FjbQ3C_EH1Q"
+LINK_TO_TYPE = "archive_content"
+LINK_TO_ID = "bZOa7CtUm0E"
+
+# IDs created in the previous turn
+FILE_IDS = ['2R06T6yuQLw', 'dG60rqQK-mA', 'sKMzAD5mlwo', 'Ob-voYn7SkY']
+
+def delete_file(file_id, rm_orphan=False):
+    print(f"\n--- Deleting File ID: {file_id} (rm_orphan={rm_orphan}) ---")
+    
+    url = f"{BASE_URL}/hosted_file/{file_id}"
+    params = {
+        "link_to_type": LINK_TO_TYPE,
+        "link_to_id": LINK_TO_ID,
+        "rm_orphan": str(rm_orphan).lower()
+    }
+    headers = {
+        "X-Aether-API-Key": API_KEY,
+        "x-account-id": ACCOUNT_ID
+    }
+    
+    try:
+        response = requests.delete(url, headers=headers, params=params)
+        print(f"Status Code: {response.status_code}")
+        if response.status_code == 200:
+            print(f"✅ Success: {response.json().get('status_message')}")
+            return True
+        else:
+            print(f"❌ Failed: {response.text}")
+            return False
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"💥 Exception: {e}")
+        return False
+
+def verify_file_exists(file_id):
+    url = f"{BASE_URL}/hosted_file/{file_id}"
+    headers = {
+        "X-Aether-API-Key": API_KEY,
+        "x-account-id": ACCOUNT_ID
+    }
+    response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
+    return response.status_code == 200
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print("Starting Live E2E Deletion Tests...")
+    
+    # 1. Delete one link WITHOUT rm_orphan
+    # The record should still exist in the DB (but link is gone)
+    target_1 = FILE_IDS[0]
+    if delete_file(target_1, rm_orphan=False):
+        exists = verify_file_exists(target_1)
+        print(f"Verification: File record exists after link-only delete? {exists}")
+        if not exists:
+            print("⚠️ Warning: File record was deleted even though rm_orphan=False (or it was already missing).")
+
+    # 2. Delete one link WITH rm_orphan=True
+    # Since these files only have one link, the record and physical file should be deleted.
+    target_2 = FILE_IDS[1]
+    if delete_file(target_2, rm_orphan=True):
+        exists = verify_file_exists(target_2)
+        print(f"Verification: File record exists after orphan delete? {exists}")
+        if exists:
+            print("❌ Failure: File record still exists after rm_orphan=True.")
+        else:
+            print("✅ Success: File record was correctly removed.")
+
+    # 3. Cleanup the rest
+    print("\n--- Cleaning up remaining files ---")
+    for fid in FILE_IDS[2:]:
+        delete_file(fid, rm_orphan=True)
+
+    print("\nTests Complete.")