diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/files/ui/view/SystemViewRemoteFileAdapter.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/files/ui/view/SystemViewRemoteFileAdapter.java
index bd1d8b302a3..143701d5142 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/files/ui/view/SystemViewRemoteFileAdapter.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/files/ui/view/SystemViewRemoteFileAdapter.java
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ public class SystemViewRemoteFileAdapter
 			//Object[] contents = file.getContents(RemoteChildrenContentsType.getInstance());
 			hasChildren = file.hasContents(RemoteChildrenContentsType.getInstance(), filter);
 			//if (!hasChildren && !file.isStale())
-			if (!hasChildren && file.isStale()) // there are no children, but the resource is stale, therefore it still needs to be queried
+			if (!hasChildren && file.isStale() && (file.isDirectory() || file.isArchive())) // there are no children, but the resource is stale, therefore it still needs to be queried
 				hasChildren = true;
 		}