diff --git a/app/controller.js b/app/controller.js
index 897679e0..f0d9dd4d 100644
--- a/app/controller.js
+++ b/app/controller.js
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ export default function(state, emitter) {
     checkFiles();
   });
 
-  emitter.on('navigate', checkFiles);
-
   emitter.on('render', () => {
     lastRender = Date.now();
   });
@@ -174,6 +172,7 @@ export default function(state, emitter) {
         emitter.emit('pushState', '/error');
       }
     } finally {
+      await state.user.syncFileList();
       openLinksInNewTab(links, false);
       state.archive = null;
       state.password = '';
@@ -265,8 +264,7 @@ export default function(state, emitter) {
   });
 
   setInterval(() => {
-    // poll for updates of the download counts
-    // TODO something for the share page: || state.route === '/share/:id'
+    // poll for updates of the upload list
     if (state.route === '/') {
       checkFiles();
     }
diff --git a/app/routes.js b/app/routes.js
index 6c64cae8..6abd558e 100644
--- a/app/routes.js
+++ b/app/routes.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ module.exports = function(app = choo()) {
   app.route('/oauth', async function(state, emit) {
     try {
       await state.user.finishLogin(state.query.code, state.query.state);
+      await state.user.syncFileList();
       emit('replaceState', '/');
     } catch (e) {
       emit('replaceState', '/error');