1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/packages/meshbay-hub/src/meshbay_hub/static/files-app.js b/packages/meshbay-hub/src/meshbay_hub/static/files-app.js
index 56311ae..6825c8d 100644
--- a/packages/meshbay-hub/src/meshbay_hub/static/files-app.js
+++ b/packages/meshbay-hub/src/meshbay_hub/static/files-app.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import {
 function FilesPanel({
   groupId, transportRef, gekRef, status,
   entries, nodeDirs, nodeRoots, setEntries, setNodeDirs, setNodeRoots, applyIndex,
-  isNodeAdmin, operatorPaired, mayUpload, userId, setError, onPreview,
+  isNodeAdmin, operatorPaired, userId, setError, onPreview,
   showGroup, readOnly, getTransport, onRefreshIndex, showRefresh,
 }) {
   const [selected, setSelected] = useState(() => new Set());
@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@ function FilesPanel({
     e.target.value = '';
     const transport = transportRef.current;
     if (!files.length || !transport || !transport.connected) return;
+    // The root being browsed is the destination. A group can have several
+    // writable roots, so leaving the node to pick one means a file uploaded
+    // from a folder the operator is looking at lands in a different one —
+    // which is only noticed much later, if at all.
+    const uploadRoot = currentPath ? currentPath.split('/')[0] : '';
+    if (!uploadRoot) return;
     setError('');
 
     for (const file of files) {
@@ -85,6 +91,7 @@ function FilesPanel({
             // Bytes the node acknowledged, not bytes read locally.
             onProgress: (sent) => onProgress(sent, file.size),
             signal,
+            root: uploadRoot,
           });
           // The node re-indexes on a filesystem event, so there is nothing to
           // wait on but the clock. Refreshing here means the file appears in
@@ -94,7 +101,7 @@ function FilesPanel({
         },
       });
     }
-  }, [applyIndex]);
+  }, [applyIndex, currentPath]);
 
   const makeDirectory = useCallback(async () => {
     const transport = transportRef.current;