diff --git a/src/libsync/syncfilestatustracker.cpp b/src/libsync/syncfilestatustracker.cpp
index 152cd0dceb..547cfdc37d 100644
--- a/src/libsync/syncfilestatustracker.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/syncfilestatustracker.cpp
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ void SyncFileStatusTracker::slotAboutToPropagate(SyncFileItemVector& items)
 
         if (showErrorInSocketApi(*item)) {
             _syncProblems[item->_file] = SyncFileStatus::StatusError;
+            invalidateParentPaths(item->destination());
         } else if (showWarningInSocketApi(*item)) {
             _syncProblems[item->_file] = SyncFileStatus::StatusWarning;
         }
diff --git a/test/testsyncfilestatustracker.cpp b/test/testsyncfilestatustracker.cpp
index 35fdbbf20c..f7fcb528d6 100644
--- a/test/testsyncfilestatustracker.cpp
+++ b/test/testsyncfilestatustracker.cpp
@@ -310,10 +310,8 @@ private slots:
         // The root should show SYNC even though there is an error underneath,
         // since C/c1 is syncing and the SYNC status has priority.
         QCOMPARE(statusSpy.statusOf(""), SyncFileStatus(SyncFileStatus::StatusSync));
-        QEXPECT_FAIL("", "Only one blacklist item underneath, we shouldn't be showing SYNC.", Continue);
         QCOMPARE(statusSpy.statusOf("A"), SyncFileStatus(SyncFileStatus::StatusWarning));
         QCOMPARE(statusSpy.statusOf("A/a1"), SyncFileStatus(SyncFileStatus::StatusError));
-        QEXPECT_FAIL("", "Only one blacklist item underneath, we shouldn't be showing SYNC.", Continue);
         QCOMPARE(statusSpy.statusOf("B"), SyncFileStatus(SyncFileStatus::StatusWarning));
         QCOMPARE(statusSpy.statusOf("B/b0"), SyncFileStatus(SyncFileStatus::StatusError));
         QCOMPARE(statusSpy.statusOf("C"), SyncFileStatus(SyncFileStatus::StatusSync));