diff --git a/client/src/components/LibraryFolder/LibraryFolder.vue b/client/src/components/LibraryFolder/LibraryFolder.vue
index f1ae1335077..ccbeada569f 100644
--- a/client/src/components/LibraryFolder/LibraryFolder.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/LibraryFolder/LibraryFolder.vue
@@ -33,16 +33,14 @@
                 show-empty
             >
                 <template v-slot:empty>
-                    <div v-if="!search_text" class="empty-folder-message">
+                    <div v-if="!search_text && !isBusy" class="empty-folder-message">
                         This folder is either empty or you do not have proper access permissions to see the contents. If
                         you expected something to show up please consult the
                         <a href="https://galaxyproject.org/data-libraries/#permissions" target="_blank">
                             library security wikipage
                         </a>
                     </div>
-                </template>
-                <template #table-busy>
-                    <div class="text-center my-2">
+                    <div v-if="isBusy" class="text-center my-2">
                         <b-spinner class="align-middle"></b-spinner>
                         <strong>Loading...</strong>
                     </div>
@@ -332,7 +330,7 @@ export default {
                     return `${this.root}library/folders/${path[path.length - 2][0]}`;
                 }
             } else {
-                return false
+                return false;
             }
         },
     },
@@ -603,4 +601,4 @@ export default {
 
 <style scoped>
 @import "library-folder-table.css";
-</style>
+</style>
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