diff --git a/filemanager/inc/class.filemanager_ui.inc.php b/filemanager/inc/class.filemanager_ui.inc.php
index 3ce4a216b7..4c76e4cb10 100644
--- a/filemanager/inc/class.filemanager_ui.inc.php
+++ b/filemanager/inc/class.filemanager_ui.inc.php
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ class filemanager_ui
 		$GLOBALS['egw_info']['flags']['java_script'] .= '<script type="text/javascript">
 var clipboard_files = [];
 
-function check_files(upload)
+function check_files(upload, path_id)
 {
 	var files = [];
 	if (upload.files)
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ function check_files(upload)
 	{
 		files = upload.value;
 	}
-	var path = document.getElementById(upload.id.replace(/upload\]\[/,"nm][path"));
+	var path = document.getElementById(path_id ? path_id : upload.id.replace(/upload\]\[/,"nm][path"));
 
 	xajax_doXMLHTTP("filemanager_ui::ajax_check_upload_target",upload.id, files, path.value);
 }
diff --git a/filemanager/templates/default/index.xet b/filemanager/templates/default/index.xet
index 0713a13ba0..2a153ade1a 100644
--- a/filemanager/templates/default/index.xet
+++ b/filemanager/templates/default/index.xet
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 				</row>
 				<row>
 					<hbox>
-						<file statustext="Select file to upload in current directory" id="upload[]" onchange="check_files(this);"/>
+						<file statustext="Select file to upload in current directory" id="upload[]" onchange="check_files(this, form::name('nm[path]'));"/>
 						<button label="Upload" id="button[upload]"/>
 					</hbox>
 					<description/>
@@ -106,4 +106,4 @@ width: 50ex
 }
 		</styles>
 	</template>
-</overlay>
\ No newline at end of file
+</overlay>