diff --git a/apps/files/js/filelist.js b/apps/files/js/filelist.js
index f44a36435a..373aa38951 100644
--- a/apps/files/js/filelist.js
+++ b/apps/files/js/filelist.js
@@ -1623,7 +1623,7 @@
 
 			// discard finished uploads list, we'll get it through a regular reload
 			this._uploads = {};
-			this.reload().then(function(success){
+			return this.reload().then(function(success){
 				if (!success) {
 					self.changeDirectory(currentDir, true);
 				}