diff --git a/resources/scripts/components/server/files/NewDirectoryButton.tsx b/resources/scripts/components/server/files/NewDirectoryButton.tsx
index 987fe0dad..e1f92e0e7 100644
--- a/resources/scripts/components/server/files/NewDirectoryButton.tsx
+++ b/resources/scripts/components/server/files/NewDirectoryButton.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const schema = object().shape({
 
 const generateDirectoryData = (name: string): FileObject => ({
     key: `dir_${name.split('/', 1)[0] ?? name}`,
-    name: name.split('/', 1)[0] ?? name,
+    name: name.replace(/^(\/*)/, '').split('/', 1)[0] ?? name,
     mode: '0644',
     size: 0,
     isFile: false,