diff --git a/components/admin/MediaManager.tsx b/components/admin/MediaManager.tsx
index d36a4ab..1a5a023 100644
--- a/components/admin/MediaManager.tsx
+++ b/components/admin/MediaManager.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 /* eslint-disable @next/next/no-img-element */
 
-import { useEffect, useMemo, useState, type ChangeEvent } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState, type ChangeEvent } from "react";
 import type { MediaFile } from "@/lib/admin/media";
 
 type SortKey = "date" | "name" | "size";
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ function sortFiles(files: MediaFile[], sort: SortKey) {
 }
 
 export default function MediaManager({ initialFiles }: { initialFiles: MediaFile[] }) {
+  const fileInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
   const [files, setFiles] = useState(initialFiles);
   const [filter, setFilter] = useState<FilterKey>("all");
   const [sort, setSort] = useState<SortKey>("date");
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ export default function MediaManager({ initialFiles }: { initialFiles: MediaFile
       if (!response.ok) throw new Error(result.message ?? "Upload fehlgeschlagen.");
       if (result.files) setFiles(result.files);
       setToast(result.message ?? "Datei erfolgreich hochgeladen.");
-      event.currentTarget.value = "";
+      if (fileInputRef.current) fileInputRef.current.value = "";
     } catch (err) {
       setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Upload fehlgeschlagen.");
     } finally {
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ export default function MediaManager({ initialFiles }: { initialFiles: MediaFile
       <section className="admin-card media-toolbar">
         <label>
           Datei hochladen
-          <input type="file" accept="image/jpeg,image/png,image/webp,application/pdf" onChange={upload} disabled={pending} />
+          <input ref={fileInputRef} type="file" accept="image/jpeg,image/png,image/webp,application/pdf" onChange={upload} disabled={pending} />
         </label>
         <label>
           Suche