diff --git a/libs/common/src/vault/services/folder/folder-api.service.ts b/libs/common/src/vault/services/folder/folder-api.service.ts
index fe9c3218a84..d5bd7fe9847 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/vault/services/folder/folder-api.service.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/vault/services/folder/folder-api.service.ts
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ export class FolderApiService implements FolderApiServiceAbstraction {
     const request = new FolderRequest(folder);
 
     let response: FolderResponse;
-    if (folder.id == null) {
+    if (folder.id) {
+      response = await this.putFolder(folder.id, request);
+    } else {
       response = await this.postFolder(request);
       folder.id = response.id;
-    } else {
-      response = await this.putFolder(folder.id, request);
     }
 
     const data = new FolderData(response);