diff --git a/apps/ssb/tf-compose.js b/apps/ssb/tf-compose.js
index 40bc617c..6804f01a 100644
--- a/apps/ssb/tf-compose.js
+++ b/apps/ssb/tf-compose.js
@@ -255,10 +255,12 @@ class TfComposeElement extends LitElement {
 		let self = this;
 		let input = document.createElement('input');
 		input.type = 'file';
-		input.onchange = function (event) {
+		input.addEventListener('change', function (event) {
+			input.parentNode.removeChild(input);
 			let file = event.target.files[0];
 			self.add_file(file);
-		};
+		});
+		document.body.appendChild(input);
 		input.click();
 	}
 
diff --git a/apps/ssb/tf-profile.js b/apps/ssb/tf-profile.js
index f280f87f..280c263f 100644
--- a/apps/ssb/tf-profile.js
+++ b/apps/ssb/tf-profile.js
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@ class TfProfileElement extends LitElement {
 		let self = this;
 		let input = document.createElement('input');
 		input.type = 'file';
-		input.onchange = function (event) {
+		input.addEventListener('change', function (event) {
+			input.parentNode.removeChild(input);
 			let file = event.target.files[0];
 			file
 				.arrayBuffer()
@@ -154,7 +155,8 @@ class TfProfileElement extends LitElement {
 				.catch(function (e) {
 					alert(e.message);
 				});
-		};
+		});
+		document.body.appendChild(input);
 		input.click();
 	}