diff --git a/src/client.js b/src/client.js
index ff4c49e65..dc7d8a8a7 100644
--- a/src/client.js
+++ b/src/client.js
@@ -137,53 +137,52 @@ const parseAclList = (acls) => {
 	return list
 }
 
-/** @type OC.Plugin */
-const FilesPlugin = {
-	attach(fileList) {
-		client = fileList.filesClient
-		client.addFileInfoParser((response) => {
-			const data = {}
-			const props = response.propStat[0].properties
-			const groupFolderId = props[ACL_PROPERTIES.GROUP_FOLDER_ID]
-			if (typeof groupFolderId !== 'undefined') {
-				data.groupFolderId = groupFolderId
-			}
-			const aclEnabled = props[ACL_PROPERTIES.PROPERTY_ACL_ENABLED]
-			if (typeof aclEnabled !== 'undefined') {
-				data.aclEnabled = !!aclEnabled
-			}
+export function initFilesClient(filesClient) {
+	client = filesClient;
+	patchFilesClient(filesClient);
+}
 
-			const aclCanManage = props[ACL_PROPERTIES.PROPERTY_ACL_CAN_MANAGE]
-			if (typeof aclCanManage !== 'undefined') {
-				data.aclCanManage = !!aclCanManage
-			}
+function patchFilesClient(client) {
+	client.addFileInfoParser((response) => {
+		const data = {}
+		const props = response.propStat[0].properties
+		const groupFolderId = props[ACL_PROPERTIES.GROUP_FOLDER_ID]
+		if (typeof groupFolderId !== 'undefined') {
+			data.groupFolderId = groupFolderId
+		}
+		const aclEnabled = props[ACL_PROPERTIES.PROPERTY_ACL_ENABLED]
+		if (typeof aclEnabled !== 'undefined') {
+			data.aclEnabled = !!aclEnabled
+		}
 
-			const acls = props[ACL_PROPERTIES.PROPERTY_ACL_LIST] || []
-			const inheritedAcls = props[ACL_PROPERTIES.PROPERTY_INHERITED_ACL_LIST] || []
+		const aclCanManage = props[ACL_PROPERTIES.PROPERTY_ACL_CAN_MANAGE]
+		if (typeof aclCanManage !== 'undefined') {
+			data.aclCanManage = !!aclCanManage
+		}
 
-			data.acl = parseAclList(acls)
-			data.inheritedAcls = parseAclList(inheritedAcls)
+		const acls = props[ACL_PROPERTIES.PROPERTY_ACL_LIST] || []
+		const inheritedAcls = props[ACL_PROPERTIES.PROPERTY_INHERITED_ACL_LIST] || []
 
-			data.acl.map((acl) => {
-				const inheritedAcl = data.inheritedAcls.find((inheritedAclRule) => inheritedAclRule.mappingType === acl.mappingType && inheritedAclRule.mappingId === acl.mappingId)
-				if (inheritedAcl) {
-					acl.permissions = (acl.permissions & acl.mask) | (inheritedAcl.permissions & ~acl.mask)
-				}
-				return acl
-			})
-			return data
+		data.acl = parseAclList(acls)
+		data.inheritedAcls = parseAclList(inheritedAcls)
+
+		data.acl.map((acl) => {
+			const inheritedAcl = data.inheritedAcls.find((inheritedAclRule) => inheritedAclRule.mappingType === acl.mappingType && inheritedAclRule.mappingId === acl.mappingId)
+			if (inheritedAcl) {
+				acl.permissions = (acl.permissions & acl.mask) | (inheritedAcl.permissions & ~acl.mask)
+			}
+			return acl
 		})
+		return data
+	})
 
-		patchClientForNestedPropPatch(client)
-	},
-};
+	patchClientForNestedPropPatch(client)
+}
 
 (function(OC) {
 	Object.assign(OC.Files.Client, ACL_PROPERTIES)
 })(window.OC)
 
-OC.Plugins.register('OCA.Files.FileList', FilesPlugin)
-
 class AclDavService {
 
 	propFind(model) {
diff --git a/src/files.js b/src/files.js
index 368a3a39f..b191cbf16 100644
--- a/src/files.js
+++ b/src/files.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
  */
 import { generateUrl, imagePath } from '@nextcloud/router'
 import './client.js'
+import {initFilesClient} from "./client";
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line
 __webpack_nonce__ = btoa(OC.requestToken)
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
 		return
 	}
 	import(/* webpackChunkName: "sharing" */'./SharingSidebarApp.js').then((Module) => {
+		initFilesClient(OC.Files.getClient());
 		OCA.Sharing.ShareTabSections.registerSection((el, fileInfo) => {
 			if (fileInfo.mountType !== 'group') {
 				return