diff --git a/admin/client/dist/js/bundle.js b/admin/client/dist/js/bundle.js
index 1354a869f..92e3ee77f 100644
--- a/admin/client/dist/js/bundle.js
+++ b/admin/client/dist/js/bundle.js
@@ -1844,7 +1844,7 @@ i&&(e+="#"+i)
 break
 case"anchor":e="#"+i
 break
-case"file":var r=this.find(".ss-uploadfield .ss-uploadfield-item").attr("data-fileid")
+case"file":var r=this.find(":input[name=file]").val()
 e=r?"[file_link,id="+r+"]":""
 break
 case"email":e="mailto:"+this.find(":input[name=email]").val(),n&&(e+="?subject="+encodeURIComponent(n)),t=null
diff --git a/admin/client/src/legacy/HtmlEditorField.js b/admin/client/src/legacy/HtmlEditorField.js
index 2360aba20..9104ac97f 100644
--- a/admin/client/src/legacy/HtmlEditorField.js
+++ b/admin/client/src/legacy/HtmlEditorField.js
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ $.entwine('ss', function($) {
           break;
 
         case 'file':
-          var fileid = this.find('.ss-uploadfield .ss-uploadfield-item').attr('data-fileid');
+          var fileid = this.find(':input[name=file]').val();
           href = fileid ? '[file_link,id=' + fileid + ']' : '';
           break;