diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b5c1b643d1..fcafec919b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\"",
-    "start": "./lib/bin/remixd.js",
+    "start": "./lib/bin/remixd.js -s ./shared --remix-ide http://127.0.0.1:8080",
     "npip": "npip",
     "lint": "eslint ./src --ext .ts",
     "build": "tsc -p ./ && chmod +x ./lib/bin/remixd.js",
diff --git a/src/services/remixdClient.ts b/src/services/remixdClient.ts
index e5d093ee4d..1aeeb1343b 100644
--- a/src/services/remixdClient.ts
+++ b/src/services/remixdClient.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,14 @@ export class RemixdClient extends PluginClient {
         }
         this.trackDownStreamUpdate[path] = path
         if (isFolder) {
-          fs.mkdirp(path).then(() => resolve()).catch((e: Error) => reject(e))
+          fs.mkdirp(path).then(() => {
+            const splitPath = path.split('/')
+            splitPath.pop()
+            const parentDir = splitPath.join('/') + '/'
+
+            this.emit('folderAdded', parentDir)
+            resolve()
+          }).catch((e: Error) => reject(e))
         } else {
           fs.ensureFile(path).then(() => {
             fs.writeFile(path, args.content, 'utf8', (error: Error) => {
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index 1e5207c761..33e5e51d12 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ const pathModule = require('path')
  */
 function absolutePath (path: string, sharedFolder:string): string {
   path = normalizePath(path)
-  if (path.indexOf(sharedFolder) !== 0) {
+  const exists = fs.existsSync('/' + path)
+  
+  if (!exists && path.indexOf(sharedFolder) !== 0) {
     path = pathModule.resolve(sharedFolder, path)
   }
   return path