diff --git a/client/modules/IDE/actions/files.js b/client/modules/IDE/actions/files.js
index d4fdbfa5a6..f87f5d1c6d 100644
--- a/client/modules/IDE/actions/files.js
+++ b/client/modules/IDE/actions/files.js
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export function submitFile(formProps, files, parentId, projectId) {
   });
 }
 
-export function handleCreateFile(formProps) {
+export function handleCreateFile(formProps, setSelected = true) {
   return (dispatch, getState) => {
     const state = getState();
     const { files } = state;
@@ -97,7 +97,9 @@ export function handleCreateFile(formProps) {
           if (updatedAt) dispatch(setProjectSavedTime(updatedAt));
           dispatch(closeNewFileModal());
           dispatch(setUnsavedChanges(true));
-          dispatch(setSelectedFile(file.id));
+          if (setSelected) {
+            dispatch(setSelectedFile(file.id));
+          }
           resolve();
         })
         .catch((error) => {
diff --git a/client/modules/IDE/actions/uploader.js b/client/modules/IDE/actions/uploader.js
index c8bb3aca6a..5a300179f1 100644
--- a/client/modules/IDE/actions/uploader.js
+++ b/client/modules/IDE/actions/uploader.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import apiClient from '../../../utils/apiClient';
 import getConfig from '../../../utils/getConfig';
-import { createFile } from './files';
+import { handleCreateFile } from './files';
 import { TEXT_FILE_REGEX } from '../../../../server/utils/fileUtils';
 
 const s3BucketHttps =
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export function dropzoneAcceptCallback(userId, file, done) {
     if (file.name.match(TEXT_FILE_REGEX) && file.size < MAX_LOCAL_FILE_SIZE) {
       localIntercept(file)
         .then((result) => {
-        file.content = result; // eslint-disable-line
+          file.content = result; // eslint-disable-line
           done('Uploading plaintext file locally.');
           file.previewElement.classList.remove('dz-error');
           file.previewElement.classList.add('dz-success');
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ export function dropzoneSendingCallback(file, xhr, formData) {
 }
 
 export function dropzoneCompleteCallback(file) {
-  return (dispatch, getState) => { // eslint-disable-line
+  return (dispatch) => { // eslint-disable-line
     if (
       (!file.name.match(TEXT_FILE_REGEX) || file.size >= MAX_LOCAL_FILE_SIZE) &&
       file.status !== 'error'
@@ -125,13 +125,13 @@ export function dropzoneCompleteCallback(file) {
         name: file.name,
         url: `${s3BucketHttps}${file.postData.key}`
       };
-      createFile(formParams)(dispatch, getState);
+      dispatch(handleCreateFile(formParams, false));
     } else if (file.content !== undefined) {
       const formParams = {
         name: file.name,
         content: file.content
       };
-      createFile(formParams)(dispatch, getState);
+      dispatch(handleCreateFile(formParams, false));
     }
   };
 }
diff --git a/client/modules/IDE/components/UploadFileModal.jsx b/client/modules/IDE/components/UploadFileModal.jsx
index dd32d850e5..f2a9c09d1d 100644
--- a/client/modules/IDE/components/UploadFileModal.jsx
+++ b/client/modules/IDE/components/UploadFileModal.jsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const limit = getConfig('UPLOAD_LIMIT') || 250000000;
 const limitText = prettyBytes(limit);
 
 class UploadFileModal extends React.Component {
-  propTypes = {
+  static propTypes = {
     reachedTotalSizeLimit: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
     closeModal: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     t: PropTypes.func.isRequired