diff --git a/webapp/packages/core-app/src/shared/NodesManager/NavTreeResource.ts b/webapp/packages/core-app/src/shared/NodesManager/NavTreeResource.ts
index a797e56552..a6ec51ffbd 100644
--- a/webapp/packages/core-app/src/shared/NodesManager/NavTreeResource.ts
+++ b/webapp/packages/core-app/src/shared/NodesManager/NavTreeResource.ts
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ export class NavTreeResource extends CachedMapResource<string, string[]> {
       withDetails: metadata.withDetails,
     });
 
-    navNodeInfo.hasChildren = navNodeChildren.length > 0;
+    navNodeInfo.hasChildren = navNodeInfo.hasChildren && navNodeChildren.length > 0;
 
     return { navNodeChildren: navNodeChildren.slice(0, this.childrenLimit), navNodeInfo, parentPath };
   }