diff --git a/inc/file-management b/inc/file-management
index 6b5ff32..7ddec7e 100644
--- a/inc/file-management
+++ b/inc/file-management
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ deleteFile(){
 	local filename
 	local fileID
 	local rsp
-	filename="$(findFile "$1")"
+	filename="$(findFile "$*")"
 	fileID="$(findFileId "$filename")"
 	[ ! -e "$filename" ] && exit 1
 	echo -n "Are you sure? [yN] "
diff --git a/kb b/kb
index 309925b..e5942c9 100755
--- a/kb
+++ b/kb
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ gitChange(){
 			else
 				# if we get here, the file has been deleted
 				git add "$filename"
-				git add "$filename.yaml"
+				git add "$filename.yaml" 2> /dev/null || true
 				git commit -m "KB auto-commit: delete: $filename"
 			fi
 		fi