diff --git a/gui/openrecipedialog.cpp b/gui/openrecipedialog.cpp
index fb34703..5031f10 100644
--- a/gui/openrecipedialog.cpp
+++ b/gui/openrecipedialog.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ void OpenRecipeDialog::on_deleteRecipeButton_clicked(){
 		return;
 	}
 	vector<int> rows;
-	QModelIndexList indexes = selectModel->selectedIndexes();
+	QModelIndexList indexes = selectModel->selectedRows();
 	for (int i = 0; i < indexes.count(); i++){
 		rows.push_back(indexes.at(i).row());
 	}
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 3d4bfdb..5d4d83f 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@
 
 #include "model/database/database.h"
 #include "model/database/recipedatabase.h"
+#include "utils/fileutils.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-	RecipeDatabase recipeDB("recipes");
+	RecipeDatabase recipeDB(QString(FileUtils::appDataPath+"recipes.db").toStdString());
     QApplication a(argc, argv);
 	MainWindow w(&recipeDB);
     w.show();
diff --git a/model/database/recipedatabase.cpp b/model/database/recipedatabase.cpp
index 1650579..412db80 100644
--- a/model/database/recipedatabase.cpp
+++ b/model/database/recipedatabase.cpp
@@ -255,6 +255,8 @@ bool RecipeDatabase::deleteRecipe(int recipeId){
 	bool tagsDeleted = this->deleteFrom("recipeTag", "WHERE recipeId="+idString);
 	bool recipeIngredientDeleted = this->deleteFrom("recipeIngredient", "WHERE recipeId="+idString);
 	bool recipeDeleted = this->deleteFrom("recipe", "WHERE recipeId="+idString);
+	bool instructionDeleted = FileUtils::deleteInstruction(recipeId);
+	bool imageDeleted = FileUtils::deleteImage(recipeId);
 	if (tagsDeleted && recipeIngredientDeleted && recipeDeleted){
 		this->executeSQL("COMMIT;");
 		return true;
diff --git a/utils/fileutils.cpp b/utils/fileutils.cpp
index a453c57..1e428b0 100644
--- a/utils/fileutils.cpp
+++ b/utils/fileutils.cpp
@@ -61,4 +61,18 @@ QImage loadImage(int nr){
 	return img;
 }
 
+bool deleteInstruction(int nr){
+	ensureAppDataFolderExists();
+	QString filename = appDataPath + QString::fromStdString(std::to_string(nr)) +".html";
+	QFile file(filename);
+	return file.remove();
+}
+
+bool deleteImage(int nr){
+	ensureAppDataFolderExists();
+	QString filename = appDataPath + QString::fromStdString(std::to_string(nr)) +".png";
+	QFile file(filename);
+	return file.remove();
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/utils/fileutils.h b/utils/fileutils.h
index b975215..322dd84 100644
--- a/utils/fileutils.h
+++ b/utils/fileutils.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QTextStream>
 #include <QImage>
+#include <stdio.h>
 
 #include "model/recipe/instruction.h"
 
@@ -19,9 +20,13 @@ namespace FileUtils{
 
 	Instruction loadInstruction(int nr);
 
+	bool deleteInstruction(int nr);
+
 	bool saveImage(int nr, QImage image);
 
 	QImage loadImage(int nr);
+
+	bool deleteImage(int nr);
 }
 
 #endif // FILEUTILS_H