diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/ConversationsFileObserver.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/ConversationsFileObserver.java
index 3e0cfd2a4..aab0e146f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/ConversationsFileObserver.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/ConversationsFileObserver.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public abstract class ConversationsFileObserver {
 
         while (!stack.empty()) {
             String parent = stack.pop();
-            mObservers.add(new SingleFileObserver(parent, FileObserver.DELETE));
+            mObservers.add(new SingleFileObserver(parent, FileObserver.DELETE| FileObserver.MOVED_FROM));
             final File path = new File(parent);
             final File[] files = path.listFiles();
             if (files == null) {