diff --git a/src/Site/Site.py b/src/Site/Site.py
index b5caebf2..346dffa9 100644
--- a/src/Site/Site.py
+++ b/src/Site/Site.py
@@ -1058,5 +1058,8 @@ class Site(object):
         self.updateWebsocket(file_failed=inner_path)
 
         if self.bad_files.get(inner_path, 0) > 30:
-            self.log.debug("Giving up on %s" % inner_path)
-            del self.bad_files[inner_path]  # Give up after 30 tries
+            self.fileForgot(inner_path)
+
+    def fileForgot(self, inner_path):
+        self.log.debug("Giving up on %s" % inner_path)
+        del self.bad_files[inner_path]  # Give up after 30 tries