diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry.vue b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry.vue
index 847decd4378..02ddb47f93e 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry.vue
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 		class="files-list__row"
 		v-on="rowListeners">
 		<!-- Failed indicator -->
-		<span v-if="source.attributes.failed" class="files-list__row--failed" />
+		<span v-if="isFailedSource" class="files-list__row--failed" />
 
 		<!-- Checkbox -->
 		<FileEntryCheckbox :fileid="fileid"
diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FileEntryActions.vue b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FileEntryActions.vue
index 24b26bd225e..d0306e5e848 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FileEntryActions.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FileEntryActions.vue
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ import ArrowLeftIcon from 'vue-material-design-icons/ArrowLeft.vue'
 
 import { useNavigation } from '../../composables/useNavigation'
 import CustomElementRender from '../CustomElementRender.vue'
+
 import logger from '../../logger.js'
 
 // The registered actions list
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 
 		// Sorted actions that are enabled for this node
 		enabledActions() {
-			if (this.source.attributes.failed) {
+			if (this.source.status === NodeStatus.FAILED) {
 				return []
 			}
 
diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FileEntryName.vue b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FileEntryName.vue
index 5e9036ad63d..4e5a3571e74 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FileEntryName.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FileEntryName.vue
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 		},
 
 		linkTo() {
-			if (this.source.attributes.failed) {
+			if (this.source.status === NodeStatus.FAILED) {
 				return {
 					is: 'span',
 					params: {
diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntryGrid.vue b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntryGrid.vue
index 31df827eea2..1ec4f173a0e 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntryGrid.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntryGrid.vue
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 		@dragend="onDragEnd"
 		@drop="onDrop">
 		<!-- Failed indicator -->
-		<span v-if="source.attributes.failed" class="files-list__row--failed" />
+		<span v-if="isFailedSource" class="files-list__row--failed" />
 
 		<!-- Checkbox -->
 		<FileEntryCheckbox :fileid="fileid"
diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntryMixin.ts b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntryMixin.ts
index b9cc0398ef5..407df14fa7c 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntryMixin.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntryMixin.ts
@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			return String(this.fileid) === String(this.currentFileId)
 		},
 
+		/**
+		 * Check if the source is in a failed state after an API request
+		 */
+		isFailedSource() {
+			return this.source.status === NodeStatus.FAILED
+		},
+
 		canDrag() {
 			if (this.isRenaming) {
 				return false