diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/filebrowser/juce_DirectoryContentsList.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/filebrowser/juce_DirectoryContentsList.cpp
index 6264b03c63..67a8043972 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/filebrowser/juce_DirectoryContentsList.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/filebrowser/juce_DirectoryContentsList.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ void DirectoryContentsList::clear()
 
 void DirectoryContentsList::refresh()
 {
-    clear();
+    stopSearching();
+    files.clear();
 
     if (root.isDirectory())
     {