diff --git a/server/RdtClient.Service/Services/Downloaders/SymlinkDownloader.cs b/server/RdtClient.Service/Services/Downloaders/SymlinkDownloader.cs
index 08d3e15..9739d0f 100644
--- a/server/RdtClient.Service/Services/Downloaders/SymlinkDownloader.cs
+++ b/server/RdtClient.Service/Services/Downloaders/SymlinkDownloader.cs
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ public class SymlinkDownloader(String uri, String destinationPath, String path)
 
             potentialFilePaths.Add(fileName);
             potentialFilePaths.Add(fileNameWithoutExtension);
+            // add an empty path so we can check for the new file in the base directory
+            potentialFilePaths.Add("");
 
             potentialFilePaths = potentialFilePaths.Distinct().ToList();