diff --git a/spike/review/reinvent/ezmded/server/server.go b/spike/review/reinvent/ezmded/server/server.go
index 91df9c9..6d51c61 100644
--- a/spike/review/reinvent/ezmded/server/server.go
+++ b/spike/review/reinvent/ezmded/server/server.go
@@ -266,9 +266,6 @@ func (server *Server) uiFilesHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) err
 	}
 	leaf, err := tree.Get(id)
 	if err != nil {
-		if id.Pop() != "" {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get id %q: %v", id, err)
-		}
 		leaf.Title = "My New File"
 	}
 	data := map[string]interface{}{