diff --git a/src/renderer/src/scripts/metadata-files/datasetDescription.js b/src/renderer/src/scripts/metadata-files/datasetDescription.js
index 9152921c4..11f0bd8a6 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/scripts/metadata-files/datasetDescription.js
+++ b/src/renderer/src/scripts/metadata-files/datasetDescription.js
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ const addProtocolLinktoTableDD = (protocolLink, protocolType, protocolRelation,
     protocolRelation +
     "</td><td class='contributor-table-row' style='display:none'>" +
     protocolDesc +
-    "</td><td><div class='ui small basic icon buttons contributor-helper-buttons' style='display: flex'><button class='ui button' onclick='edit_current_protocol_id(this)'><i class='pen icon' style='color: var(--tagify-dd-color-primary)'></i></button><button class='ui button' onclick='delete_current_protocol_id(this)'><i class='trash alternate outline icon' style='color: red'></i></button></div></td></tr>");
+    "</td><td><div class='ui small basic icon buttons contributor-helper-buttons' style='display: flex'><button class='ui button' onclick='window.edit_current_protocol_id(this)'><i class='pen icon' style='color: var(--tagify-dd-color-primary)'></i></button><button class='ui button' onclick='window.delete_current_protocol_id(this)'><i class='trash alternate outline icon' style='color: red'></i></button></div></td></tr>");
 };
 
 const addAdditionalLinktoTableDD = (link, linkType, linkRelation, description) => {
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/scripts/metadata-files/subjects-samples.js b/src/renderer/src/scripts/metadata-files/subjects-samples.js
index 05ff5b149..e8a8b4fb6 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/scripts/metadata-files/subjects-samples.js
+++ b/src/renderer/src/scripts/metadata-files/subjects-samples.js
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ window.edit_current_sample_id = (ev) => {
   var sampleID = $(currentRow)[0].cells[2].innerText;
   loadSampleInformation(ev, subjectID, sampleID);
 };
-const edit_current_protocol_id = async (ev) => {
+window.edit_current_protocol_id = async (ev) => {
   let oldProtocolLink = "";
   var currentRow = $(ev).parents()[2];
   var link = $(currentRow)[0].cells[1].innerText;
@@ -1489,7 +1489,7 @@ window.delete_current_sample_id = (ev) => {
   });
 };
 
-const delete_current_protocol_id = (ev) => {
+window.delete_current_protocol_id = (ev) => {
   Swal.fire({
     title: "Are you sure you want to delete this protocol?",
     showCancelButton: true,