diff --git a/src/app/file-tree/file-tree.component.ts b/src/app/file-tree/file-tree.component.ts
index c4a274d..167b489 100644
--- a/src/app/file-tree/file-tree.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/file-tree/file-tree.component.ts
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ export class FileTreeComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         const file = files[i];
         if (file.webkitRelativePath?.includes('/')) {
           // Got a file in a folder, so put it into the appropriate folder in the tree
-          const splitFilePath = file.webkitRelativePath.split('/');
+          const splitFilePath = file.webkitRelativePath.split('/').slice(1);
           let currentChildren: FileOrFolder[] | undefined = mappedFiles;
           for (let j = 0; j < splitFilePath.length - 1; j++) {
             const relativePath = splitFilePath[j];