diff --git a/client/modules/IDE/pages/IDEView.jsx b/client/modules/IDE/pages/IDEView.jsx
index c110074f..ed19bb8b 100644
--- a/client/modules/IDE/pages/IDEView.jsx
+++ b/client/modules/IDE/pages/IDEView.jsx
@@ -600,7 +600,8 @@ function mapStateToProps(state) {
   return {
     files: state.files,
     selectedFile: state.files.find(file => file.isSelectedFile) ||
-      state.files.find(file => file.name === 'sketch.js'),
+      state.files.find(file => file.name === 'sketch.js') ||
+      state.files.find(file => file.name !== 'root'),
     htmlFile: getHTMLFile(state.files),
     ide: state.ide,
     preferences: state.preferences,