diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Storage/StorageExplorer/StorageExplorer.utils.tsx b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Storage/StorageExplorer/StorageExplorer.utils.tsx
index e20a143b53b..251b39a1475 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Storage/StorageExplorer/StorageExplorer.utils.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Storage/StorageExplorer/StorageExplorer.utils.tsx
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ export const getFile = async (fileEntry: FileSystemFileEntry): Promise<File | un
 
 // Referenced from: // https://stackoverflow.com/a/53058574
 export const getFilesDataTransferItems = async (items: DataTransferItemList) => {
-  const toastId = toast('Retrieving items to upload...')
   const files: (File & { path: string })[] = []
   const queue: FileSystemEntry[] = []
   for (const item of items) {
@@ -182,7 +181,6 @@ export const getFilesDataTransferItems = async (items: DataTransferItemList) =>
       queue.push(...(await readAllDirectoryEntries(dirEntry.createReader())))
     }
   }
-  toast.dismiss(toastId)
   return files
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/studio/state/storage-explorer.tsx b/apps/studio/state/storage-explorer.tsx
index e1b60dbe609..51a67b3c364 100644
--- a/apps/studio/state/storage-explorer.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/state/storage-explorer.tsx
@@ -627,23 +627,7 @@ function createStorageExplorerState({
           })
         }
       } catch (error) {
-        // Fallback to root if validation fails
-        state.openedFolders = []
-        state.columns = [state.selectedBucket.name].map((name) => ({
-          id: name,
-          name,
-          status: STORAGE_ROW_STATUS.READY,
-          items: [],
-          hasMoreItems: false,
-          isLoadingMoreItems: false,
-        }))
-        state.clearSelectedItems()
-        await state.fetchFolderContents({
-          bucketId: state.selectedBucket.id,
-          folderId: state.selectedBucket.id,
-          folderName: state.selectedBucket.name,
-          index: -1,
-        })
+        console.error(error)
       }
     },