diff --git a/src/lib/Scanner.ts b/src/lib/Scanner.ts
index 223c80d4f3..1c70bc50ca 100644
--- a/src/lib/Scanner.ts
+++ b/src/lib/Scanner.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export default class Scanner {
         return
       }
 
-      if (typeof newFolder.parentId === 'undefined' && newFolder.isRoot && newFolder.location === ItemLocation.LOCAL) {
+      if (newFolder.isRoot && newFolder.location === ItemLocation.LOCAL) {
         // We can't remove root folders locally
         return
       }
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export default class Scanner {
     // created Items
     // (using map here, because 'each' doesn't provide indices)
     await Parallel.map(unmatchedChildren, async(newChild, index) => {
-      if (typeof oldFolder.parentId === 'undefined' && oldFolder.isRoot && oldFolder.location === ItemLocation.LOCAL) {
+      if (oldFolder.isRoot && oldFolder.location === ItemLocation.LOCAL) {
         // We can't create root folders locally
         return
       }
diff --git a/src/lib/browser/BrowserTree.ts b/src/lib/browser/BrowserTree.ts
index 4a997f3d06..8148c455db 100644
--- a/src/lib/browser/BrowserTree.ts
+++ b/src/lib/browser/BrowserTree.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ export default class BrowserTree implements IResource {
             '=>',
             overrideTitle
           )
-          isRoot = true
         }
       }
       if (node.id === this.absoluteRoot.id) {
@@ -242,11 +241,11 @@ export default class BrowserTree implements IResource {
     const {id, title, parentId} = folder
     Logger.log('(local)UPDATEFOLDER', folder)
     if (folder.parentId === this.absoluteRoot.id) {
-      Logger.log('This action affects the absolute root. Skipping.')
+      Logger.log('This action affects a root folder. Skipping.')
       return
     }
     if (folder.isRoot) {
-      Logger.log('This is a root folder. Skip.')
+      Logger.log('This is the absolute root folder. Skip.')
       return
     }
     try {
@@ -273,11 +272,11 @@ export default class BrowserTree implements IResource {
     const id = folder.id
     Logger.log('(local)REMOVEFOLDER', id)
     if (folder.parentId === this.absoluteRoot.id) {
-      Logger.log('This action affects the absolute root. Skipping.')
+      Logger.log('This action affects a root folder. Skipping.')
       return
     }
     if (folder.isRoot) {
-      Logger.log('This is a root folder. Skip.')
+      Logger.log('This is the root folder. Skip.')
       return
     }
     try {