diff --git a/src/app/webide/webide.component.ts b/src/app/webide/webide.component.ts
index 30c8cbb..f4c2246 100644
--- a/src/app/webide/webide.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/webide/webide.component.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export class WebideComponent implements OnInit {
   updateFileData(data: SourceCode) {
     this.filename = data.filename;
     this.directory = data.directory;
-    this.code = data.content;
+    this.code = (data.content != null) ? data.content : this.code;
     this.language = modelist.getModeForPath(this.filename).name;
     this.files = data.files;
   }