diff --git a/apps/files/src/services/DropService.ts b/apps/files/src/services/DropService.ts
index 03905d72d01d8..39fc92cf9eafb 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/services/DropService.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/services/DropService.ts
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ import type { RootDirectory } from './DropServiceUtils.ts'
 
 import { showError, showInfo, showSuccess, showWarning } from '@nextcloud/dialogs'
 import { NodeStatus } from '@nextcloud/files'
-import { getRootPath } from '@nextcloud/files/dav'
 import { translate as t } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
-import { joinPaths } from '@nextcloud/paths'
 import { getUploader, hasConflict } from '@nextcloud/upload'
 import { join } from 'path'
 import Vue from 'vue'
@@ -126,14 +124,13 @@ export async function onDropExternalFiles(root: RootDirectory, destination: Fold
 			// If the file is a directory, we need to create it first
 			// then browse its tree and upload its contents.
 			if (file instanceof Directory) {
-				const absolutePath = joinPaths(getRootPath(), destination.path, relativePath)
 				try {
 					logger.debug('Processing directory', { relativePath })
-					await createDirectoryIfNotExists(absolutePath)
+					await createDirectoryIfNotExists(relativePath)
 					await uploadDirectoryContents(file, relativePath)
 				} catch (error) {
 					showError(t('files', 'Unable to create the directory {directory}', { directory: file.name }))
-					logger.error('', { error, absolutePath, directory: file })
+					logger.error('Unable to create the directory', { error, relativePath, directory: file })
 				}
 				continue
 			}
diff --git a/apps/files/src/services/DropServiceUtils.ts b/apps/files/src/services/DropServiceUtils.ts
index 5c41a08aaea49..e92cf46bba0fd 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/services/DropServiceUtils.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/services/DropServiceUtils.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ import type { FileStat, ResponseDataDetailed } from 'webdav'
 
 import { showInfo, showWarning } from '@nextcloud/dialogs'
 import { emit } from '@nextcloud/event-bus'
-import { getClient, getDefaultPropfind, resultToNode } from '@nextcloud/files/dav'
+import { defaultRemoteURL, defaultRootPath, getClient, getDefaultPropfind, resultToNode } from '@nextcloud/files/dav'
 import { translate as t } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
+import { join } from '@nextcloud/paths'
 import { openConflictPicker } from '@nextcloud/upload'
 import logger from '../logger.ts'
 
@@ -131,17 +132,17 @@ function readDirectory(directory: FileSystemDirectoryEntry): Promise<FileSystemE
 }
 
 /**
- *
- * @param absolutePath
+ * @param path - The path relative to the dav root
  */
-export async function createDirectoryIfNotExists(absolutePath: string) {
-	const davClient = getClient()
-	const dirExists = await davClient.exists(absolutePath)
+export async function createDirectoryIfNotExists(path: string) {
+	const davUrl = join(defaultRemoteURL, defaultRootPath)
+	const davClient = getClient(davUrl)
+	const dirExists = await davClient.exists(path)
 	if (!dirExists) {
-		logger.debug('Directory does not exist, creating it', { absolutePath })
-		await davClient.createDirectory(absolutePath, { recursive: true })
-		const stat = await davClient.stat(absolutePath, { details: true, data: getDefaultPropfind() }) as ResponseDataDetailed<FileStat>
-		emit('files:node:created', resultToNode(stat.data))
+		logger.debug('Directory does not exist, creating it', { path })
+		await davClient.createDirectory(path, { recursive: true })
+		const stat = await davClient.stat(path, { details: true, data: getDefaultPropfind() }) as ResponseDataDetailed<FileStat>
+		emit('files:node:created', resultToNode(stat.data, defaultRootPath, davUrl))
 	}
 }