diff --git a/src/gui/mod.rs b/src/gui/mod.rs
index 26c15ed..60f93ca 100644
--- a/src/gui/mod.rs
+++ b/src/gui/mod.rs
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ impl SoundpadGui {
             && current_dir == path
         {
             self.app_state.current_dir = None;
+            self.app_state.files.clear();
         }
         self.config.dirs = self.app_state.dirs.clone();
         self.config.save_to_file().ok();