diff --git a/bookwyrm/forms.py b/bookwyrm/forms.py
index f031d85a5..8c3785f8f 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/forms.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/forms.py
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ class CoverForm(CustomForm):
 class FileLinkForm(CustomForm):
     class Meta:
         model = models.FileLink
-        exclude = ["remote_id", "filetype"]
+        exclude = ["remote_id"]
 
 
 class EditionForm(CustomForm):