diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/files/FileManager.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/files/FileManager.groovy
index 20747d6a..918b58d5 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/files/FileManager.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/files/FileManager.groovy
@@ -264,7 +264,8 @@ class FileManager {
                     }
                 }
             }
-            eventBus.publish(new FileUnsharedEvent(unsharedFiles : unsharedFiles.toArray(new SharedFile[0])))
+            if (!unsharedFiles.isEmpty())
+                eventBus.publish(new FileUnsharedEvent(unsharedFiles : unsharedFiles.toArray(new SharedFile[0])))
         } else {
              def cb = new DirDeletionCallback()
              positiveTree.traverse(e.directory, cb)