diff --git a/src/app/files/file-explorer.js b/src/app/files/file-explorer.js
index 68ef0cbb6b..dd11cd5f4f 100644
--- a/src/app/files/file-explorer.js
+++ b/src/app/files/file-explorer.js
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ function fileExplorer (localRegistry, files, menuItems) {
               tooltip(`failed to remove file ${key}.`)
             } else {
               const { type } = fileManager.currentFileProvider()
-
+              console.log('file deleted!')
               self.updatePath(type)
             }
           },
@@ -399,6 +399,8 @@ function fileExplorer (localRegistry, files, menuItems) {
 
 fileExplorer.prototype.updatePath = function (path) {
   this.files.resolveDirectory(path, (error, fileTree) => {
+    console.log('path: ', path)
+    console.log('fileTree: ', fileTree)
     if (error) console.error(error)
     if (!fileTree) return
     var newTree = normalize(path, fileTree)
diff --git a/test-browser/tests/remixd.test.js b/test-browser/tests/remixd.test.js
index f9bb048b72..79142bc39c 100644
--- a/test-browser/tests/remixd.test.js
+++ b/test-browser/tests/remixd.test.js
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ function runTests (browser, testData) {
     })
     .clickLaunchIcon('fileExplorers')
     .waitForElementVisible('[data-path="localhost/folder1"]')
+    .click('[data-path="localhost/folder1"]')
+    .click('[data-path="localhost/folder1"]') // click twice because remixd does not return nested folder details after update
     .waitForElementVisible('[data-path="localhost/folder1/contract1.sol"]')
     .waitForElementVisible('[data-path="localhost/folder1/renamed_contract_' + browserName + '.sol"]') // check if renamed file is preset
     .waitForElementNotPresent('[data-path="localhost/folder1/contract_' + browserName + '.sol"]') // check if renamed (old) file is not present