diff --git a/src/routes/delete.nim b/src/routes/delete.nim
index 11a825a..358011e 100644
--- a/src/routes/delete.nim
+++ b/src/routes/delete.nim
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ proc createDeletionRoutes*(cfg: Cfg) =
 
       var listOfFiles = @[newFile()]
       try:
-        db.select(listOfFiles, """"File".owner = $1""", user)
+        db.selectOneToMany(user, listOfFiles, "owner")
       except NotFoundError: # this error does not occur even if no files exist
         respErr Http404, "Files do not exist.\n"
 
diff --git a/src/routes/download.nim b/src/routes/download.nim
index 0c1ff53..0c68330 100644
--- a/src/routes/download.nim
+++ b/src/routes/download.nim
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ proc createDownloadRoutes*() =
 
       var seqOfFiles = @[newFile()]
       try:
-        db.select(seqOfFiles, """"File".owner = $1""", user.id)
+        db.selectOneToMany(user, seqOfFiles, "owner")
       except NotFoundError:
         respErr Http404, "No file exists.\n"