diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/files/fileManager.js b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/files/fileManager.js
index 011f649de8..5265885909 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/files/fileManager.js
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/files/fileManager.js
@@ -121,12 +121,12 @@ class FileManager extends Plugin {
    * @param {string} path path of the directory or file
    * @returns {boolean} true if the path exists
    */
-  exists (path) {
+  async exists (path) {
     try {
       path = this.normalize(path)
       path = this.limitPluginScope(path)
       const provider = this.fileProviderOf(path)
-      const result = provider.exists(path)
+      const result = await provider.exists(path)
 
       return result
     } catch (e) {
diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/files/fileProvider.js b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/files/fileProvider.js
index 8038814b11..4f4d731baa 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/files/fileProvider.js
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/files/fileProvider.js
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ class FileProvider {
   async _exists (path) {
     path = this.getPathFromUrl(path) || path // ensure we actually use the normalized path from here
     var unprefixedpath = this.removePrefix(path)
+    console.log(this.addSlash(unprefixedpath))
     return path === this.type ? true : await window.remixFileSystem.exists(this.addSlash(unprefixedpath))
   }