1 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 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 a6a3ca4..9ca3aae 100644
--- a/packages/meshbay-hub/src/meshbay_hub/static/files-app.js
+++ b/packages/meshbay-hub/src/meshbay_hub/static/files-app.js
@@ -75,12 +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;
+    // The folder on screen is the destination — not its root, and not a
+    // subdirectory of the node's invention. Somebody dropping a file into the
+    // folder they are looking at expects it to be in that folder.
+    const uploadDir = currentPath;
+    if (!uploadDir) return;
+    const uploadRoot = uploadDir.split('/')[0];
     setError('');
 
     for (const file of files) {
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ function FilesPanel({
             onProgress: (sent) => onProgress(sent, file.size),
             signal,
             root: uploadRoot,
+            dir: uploadDir,
           });
           // 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