diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-upload/src/components/upload-button.component.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-upload/src/components/upload-button.component.ts
index 4938e4c8b3..9fb2976242 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-upload/src/components/upload-button.component.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-upload/src/components/upload-button.component.ts
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ export class UploadButtonComponent {
                 timeout: 3000,
                 actionHandler: function () {
                     latestFilesAdded.forEach((uploadingFileModel: FileModel) => {
-                        uploadingFileModel.setAbort();
+                        uploadingFileModel.emitAbort();
                     });
                 },
                 actionText: actionTranslate.value
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-upload/src/components/upload-drag-area.component.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-upload/src/components/upload-drag-area.component.ts
index 1e6ade00c6..d32b2504ab 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-upload/src/components/upload-drag-area.component.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-upload/src/components/upload-drag-area.component.ts
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ export class UploadDragAreaComponent {
             timeout: 3000,
             actionHandler: function () {
                 latestFilesAdded.forEach((uploadingFileModel: FileModel) => {
-                    uploadingFileModel.setAbort();
+                    uploadingFileModel.emitAbort();
                 });
             },
             actionText: actionTranslate.value