diff --git a/client/src/hooks/datafiles/mutations/useTrash.ts b/client/src/hooks/datafiles/mutations/useTrash.ts
index 6d9d4a143..6a5454614 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/datafiles/mutations/useTrash.ts
+++ b/client/src/hooks/datafiles/mutations/useTrash.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { useSelector, useDispatch, shallowEqual } from 'react-redux';
 import { useMutation } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import { useSelectedFiles } from 'hooks/datafiles';
 import Cookies from 'js-cookie';
+import { apiClient } from 'utils/apiClient';
 
 export async function trashUtil({
   api,
@@ -17,23 +18,26 @@ export async function trashUtil({
   homeDir: string;
 }) {
   const url = `/api/datafiles/${api}/trash/${scheme}/${system}/${path}/`;
-  // const request = await apiClient.put(url, body, {
-  //   headers: {
-  //     'X-CSRFToken': Cookies.get('csrftoken' || ''),
-  //   },
-  //   withCredentials: true,
-  // });
-  const request = await fetch(url, {
-    method: 'PUT',
-    headers: { 'X-CSRFToken': Cookies.get('csrftoken') || '' },
-    credentials: 'same-origin',
-    body: JSON.stringify({
-      homeDir: homeDir,
-    }),
+  const body = {
+    homeDir: homeDir
+  };
+  const response = await apiClient.put(url, body, {
+    headers: {
+      'X-CSRFToken': Cookies.get('csrftoken' || ''),
+    },
+    withCredentials: true,
   });
+  // const request = await fetch(url, {
+  //   method: 'PUT',
+  //   headers: { 'X-CSRFToken': Cookies.get('csrftoken') || '' },
+  //   credentials: 'same-origin',
+  //   body: JSON.stringify({
+  //     homeDir: homeDir,
+  //   }),
+  // });
   // const request = await apiClient.put(url, body);
 
-  return request;
+  return response.data;
 }
 
 function useTrash() {
@@ -69,7 +73,7 @@ function useTrash() {
     const filteredSelected = selected.filter(
       (f: any) => status[f.id] !== 'SUCCESS'
     );
-    const trashCalls: Promise<any>[] = filteredSelected.forEach((file: any) => {
+    const trashCalls: Promise<any>[] = filteredSelected.map((file: any) => {
       dispatch({
         type: 'DATA_FILES_SET_OPERATION_STATUS_BY_KEY',
         payload: {
@@ -96,12 +100,7 @@ function useTrash() {
                 operation: 'trash',
               },
             });
-            dispatch({
-              type: 'ADD_TOAST',
-              payload: {
-                message: `File moved to Trash`,
-              },
-            });
+            
             callback();
           },
           onError: () => {
@@ -117,6 +116,18 @@ function useTrash() {
         }
       );
     });
+    Promise.all(trashCalls).then(() => {
+      dispatch({
+        type: 'ADD_TOAST',
+        payload: {
+          message: `${
+            filteredSelected.length > 1 
+              ? `${filteredSelected.length} files moved to Trash` 
+              : 'File moved to Trash'
+          }`,
+        },
+      });
+    });
   };
 
   return { trash, status, setStatus };