diff --git a/packages/@uppy/core/src/Uppy.ts b/packages/@uppy/core/src/Uppy.ts
index 9a6d70c084..cea4386535 100644
--- a/packages/@uppy/core/src/Uppy.ts
+++ b/packages/@uppy/core/src/Uppy.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export type UnknownPlugin<
 export type UnknownProviderPluginState = {
   authenticated: boolean | undefined
   breadcrumbs: {
-    requestPath: string
+    requestPath?: string
     name?: string
     id?: string
   }[]
diff --git a/packages/@uppy/provider-views/src/ProviderView/ProviderView.tsx b/packages/@uppy/provider-views/src/ProviderView/ProviderView.tsx
index 72027716d3..5c6597916b 100644
--- a/packages/@uppy/provider-views/src/ProviderView/ProviderView.tsx
+++ b/packages/@uppy/provider-views/src/ProviderView/ProviderView.tsx
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ export default class ProviderView<M extends Meta, B extends Body> extends View<
         if (index !== -1) {
           // means we navigated back to a known directory (already in the stack), so cut the stack off there
           breadcrumbs = breadcrumbs.slice(0, index + 1)
-        } else if (requestPath) {
+        } else {
           // we have navigated into a new (unknown) folder, add it to the stack
           breadcrumbs = [...breadcrumbs, { requestPath, name }]
         }