diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry.vue b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry.vue
index 415024f8fb8..103b6046f26 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry.vue
@@ -219,13 +219,6 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			}
 			return ''
 		},
-
-		/**
-		 * This entry is the current active node
-		 */
-		isActive() {
-			return this.fileid === this.currentFileId?.toString?.()
-		},
 	},
 
 	methods: {
diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntryMixin.ts b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntryMixin.ts
index c141acff7a7..cb2a6ee2d19 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntryMixin.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntryMixin.ts
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 		},
 
 		isActive() {
-			return this.fileid?.toString?.() === this.currentFileId?.toString?.()
+			return String(this.fileid) === String(this.currentFileId)
 		},
 
 		canDrag() {