diff --git a/src/components/directorybrowser/directorybrowser.js b/src/components/directorybrowser/directorybrowser.js
index 2accc1520..1a2b68b3c 100644
--- a/src/components/directorybrowser/directorybrowser.js
+++ b/src/components/directorybrowser/directorybrowser.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ function refreshDirectoryBrowser(page, path, fileOptions, updatePathOnError) {
     Promise.all(promises).then(
         responses => {
             const folders = responses[0];
-            const parentPath = responses[1] || '';
+            const parentPath = responses[1] ? JSON.parse(responses[1]) || '' : '';
             let html = '';
 
             page.querySelector('.results').scrollTop = 0;