diff --git a/src/components/filetree.js b/src/components/filetree.js
index 36f1bb703..ae4845a5f 100644
--- a/src/components/filetree.js
+++ b/src/components/filetree.js
@@ -236,9 +236,9 @@ function FileTreeController($scope, $translate, $timeout, Client) {
         $scope.busyRefresh = true;
 
         Client.filesGet($scope.backendId, $scope.backendType, $scope.cwd, 'data', function (error, result) {
-            if (error) return Client.error(error);
+            if (error && error.statusCode !== 404) return Client.error(error);
 
-            $scope.entries = result.entries;
+            $scope.entries = result ? result.entries : [];
             amendIcons();
             sort();