diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.kt
index 67e00e98a..e3017393e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -343,7 +343,12 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity(), DirectoryAdapter.DirOperationsListener {
             itemClicked(it.path)
         }
 
-        directories_grid.adapter = adapter
+        val currAdapter = directories_grid.adapter
+        if (currAdapter != null) {
+            (currAdapter as DirectoryAdapter).updateDirs(mDirs)
+        } else {
+            directories_grid.adapter = adapter
+        }
         directories_fastscroller.setViews(directories_grid, directories_refresh_layout)
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/DirectoryAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/DirectoryAdapter.kt
index cdaf426c9..2acc9dd99 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/DirectoryAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/DirectoryAdapter.kt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.directory_tmb.view.*
 import java.io.File
 import java.util.*
 
-class DirectoryAdapter(val activity: SimpleActivity, val dirs: MutableList<Directory>, val listener: DirOperationsListener?, val itemClick: (Directory) -> Unit) :
+class DirectoryAdapter(val activity: SimpleActivity, var dirs: MutableList<Directory>, val listener: DirOperationsListener?, val itemClick: (Directory) -> Unit) :
         RecyclerView.Adapter<DirectoryAdapter.ViewHolder>() {
 
     val multiSelector = MultiSelector()
@@ -345,6 +345,11 @@ class DirectoryAdapter(val activity: SimpleActivity, val dirs: MutableList<Direc
 
     override fun getItemCount() = dirs.size
 
+    fun updateDirs(newDirs: ArrayList<Directory>) {
+        dirs = newDirs
+        notifyDataSetChanged()
+    }
+
     fun selectItem(pos: Int) {
         toggleItemSelection(true, pos)
     }