diff --git a/filemanager/js/app.js b/filemanager/js/app.js
index 93fc0f464c..762cdd583c 100644
--- a/filemanager/js/app.js
+++ b/filemanager/js/app.js
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ var filemanagerAPP = /** @class */ (function (_super) {
             switch (_action) {
                 case 'login':
                     widget.set_label('Logout');
-                    this.et2.getInstanceMgr().submit(widget);
+                    widget.getRoot().getInstanceManager().submit(widget);
                     break;
                 default:
                     widget.set_label('Superuser');
diff --git a/filemanager/js/app.ts b/filemanager/js/app.ts
index 577d65d211..fdf31531d4 100644
--- a/filemanager/js/app.ts
+++ b/filemanager/js/app.ts
@@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@ export class filemanagerAPP extends EgwApp
 			{
 				case 'login':
 					widget.set_label('Logout');
-					this.et2.getInstanceMgr().submit(widget);
+					widget.getRoot().getInstanceManager().submit(widget);
 					break;
 
 				default: