diff --git a/client/pages/filespage.js b/client/pages/filespage.js
index 04c6b502..2d8e4c98 100644
--- a/client/pages/filespage.js
+++ b/client/pages/filespage.js
@@ -122,12 +122,17 @@ export class FilesPage extends React.Component {
         const updateUI = (filename) => {
             const files = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.state.files))
                   .map((file) => {
+                      // persist file in UI
                       if(file.name === filename){
                           file.virtual = false;
                           delete file.icon;
                       }
-                      return file;
-                  });
+                      // remove from ui if we upload the file in a different directory
+                      return path === this.state.path ? file : null;
+                  })
+                  .filter((file) => {
+                      return file === null? false : true;
+                  })
             this.setState({files: files});
             return Promise.resolve('ok')
         }
diff --git a/client/pages/filespage/existingthing.js b/client/pages/filespage/existingthing.js
index e8703a7a..4f72bb7a 100644
--- a/client/pages/filespage/existingthing.js
+++ b/client/pages/filespage/existingthing.js
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export class ExistingThing extends React.Component {
             }).catch((err) => {
                 if(err && err.code === 'CANCELLED'){ return }
                 this.setState({icon: 'error', message: err.message});
-            })
+            });
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/client/pages/filespage/filezone.js b/client/pages/filespage/filezone.js
index 5a247f61..86ac1e10 100644
--- a/client/pages/filespage/filezone.js
+++ b/client/pages/filespage/filezone.js
@@ -9,13 +9,7 @@ import { theme, to_rgba } from '../../utilities';
 @DropTarget('__NATIVE_FILE__', {
     drop(props, monitor){
         let files = monitor.getItem().files
-        props.emit('file.upload', props.path, files)
-            .then((ok) => {
-                console.log("DONE", ok)
-            })
-            .catch((err) => {
-                console.log("ERROR", err)
-            })
+        props.emit('file.upload', props.path, files);
     }
 }, (connect, monitor) => ({
     connectDropFile: connect.dropTarget(),