diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components/widgets/WootWriter/ReplyBottomPanel.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components/widgets/WootWriter/ReplyBottomPanel.vue
index 6c9ca1438..c146c0ec2 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components/widgets/WootWriter/ReplyBottomPanel.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components/widgets/WootWriter/ReplyBottomPanel.vue
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <script>
+import { ref } from 'vue';
 import { useUISettings } from 'dashboard/composables/useUISettings';
 import { useKeyboardEvents } from 'dashboard/composables/useKeyboardEvents';
 import FileUpload from 'vue-upload-component';
@@ -122,6 +123,8 @@ export default {
     const { setSignatureFlagForInbox, fetchSignatureFlagFromUISettings } =
       useUISettings();
 
+    const uploadRef = ref(false);
+
     const keyboardEvents = {
       'Alt+KeyA': {
         action: () => {
@@ -143,6 +146,7 @@ export default {
     return {
       setSignatureFlagForInbox,
       fetchSignatureFlagFromUISettings,
+      uploadRef,
     };
   },
   computed: {
@@ -262,6 +266,7 @@ export default {
         @click="toggleEmojiPicker"
       />
       <FileUpload
+        ref="uploadRef"
         v-tooltip.top-end="$t('CONVERSATION.REPLYBOX.TIP_ATTACH_ICON')"
         input-id="conversationAttachment"
         :size="4096 * 4096"
@@ -350,7 +355,7 @@ export default {
       />
       <transition name="modal-fade">
         <div
-          v-show="$refs.uploadRef && $refs.uploadRef.dropActive"
+          v-show="uploadRef && uploadRef.dropActive"
           class="fixed top-0 bottom-0 left-0 right-0 z-20 flex flex-col items-center justify-center w-full h-full gap-2 text-slate-900 dark:text-slate-50 bg-modal-backdrop-light dark:bg-modal-backdrop-dark"
         >
           <fluent-icon icon="cloud-backup" size="40" />
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/conversation/contact/ConversationForm.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/conversation/contact/ConversationForm.vue
index b10662155..5ec8ebf78 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/conversation/contact/ConversationForm.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/conversation/contact/ConversationForm.vue
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <script>
+import { ref } from 'vue';
 // constants & helpers
 import { ALLOWED_FILE_TYPES } from 'shared/constants/messages';
 import { ExceptionWithMessage } from 'shared/helpers/CustomErrors';
@@ -62,8 +63,14 @@ export default {
     const { fetchSignatureFlagFromUISettings, setSignatureFlagForInbox } =
       useUISettings();
     const v$ = useVuelidate();
+    const uploadAttachment = ref(false);
 
-    return { fetchSignatureFlagFromUISettings, setSignatureFlagForInbox, v$ };
+    return {
+      fetchSignatureFlagFromUISettings,
+      setSignatureFlagForInbox,
+      v$,
+      uploadAttachment,
+    };
   },
   data() {
     return {
@@ -558,7 +565,7 @@ export default {
 
     <transition v-if="isEmailOrWebWidgetInbox" name="modal-fade">
       <div
-        v-show="$refs.uploadAttachment && $refs.uploadAttachment.dropActive"
+        v-show="uploadAttachment && uploadAttachment.dropActive"
         class="absolute top-0 bottom-0 left-0 right-0 z-30 flex flex-col items-center justify-center w-full h-full gap-2 bg-white/80 dark:bg-slate-700/80"
       >
         <fluent-icon icon="cloud-backup" size="40" />