diff --git a/lib/data/file_manager/file_manager.dart b/lib/data/file_manager/file_manager.dart
index 1da8f1886..ca43559c1 100644
--- a/lib/data/file_manager/file_manager.dart
+++ b/lib/data/file_manager/file_manager.dart
@@ -166,7 +166,13 @@ class FileManager {
     } else {
       assert(filePath.startsWith('/'),
           'Expected filePath to start with a slash, got $filePath');
-      return File(documentsDirectory + filePath);
+      if (filePath.startsWith(documentsDirectory)) {
+        // already contains document directory path
+        return File(filePath);
+      }
+      else {
+        return File(documentsDirectory + filePath);
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/data/nextcloud/saber_syncer.dart b/lib/data/nextcloud/saber_syncer.dart
index aa359d66a..a5a81459c 100644
--- a/lib/data/nextcloud/saber_syncer.dart
+++ b/lib/data/nextcloud/saber_syncer.dart
@@ -78,10 +78,10 @@ class SaberSyncInterface
       final bestFile = await getBestFile(syncFile);
       switch (bestFile) {
         case BestFile.local:
-        case BestFile.either:
           // Local file is newer, do nothing
           break;
         case BestFile.remote:
+        case BestFile.either: //local file does not exists
           changedFiles.add(syncFile);
       }
     }