diff --git a/apps/files/js/filelist.js b/apps/files/js/filelist.js
index f2457e63c3e..c14526fe686 100644
--- a/apps/files/js/filelist.js
+++ b/apps/files/js/filelist.js
@@ -2087,11 +2087,9 @@
 			this.hideMask();
 
 			if (status === 401) {
-				if (this.getCurrentDirectory() === '/') {
-					// Give up, if we are not authorized to access user root folder, we are logged out
-					location.reload(); // this will redirect the user to the login page while saving the current url
-				}
-				return false;
+				// We are not authentificated, so reload the page so that we get
+				// redirected to the login page while saving the current url.
+				location.reload(); 
 			}
 
 			// Firewall Blocked request?