diff --git a/CodeEdit/Features/CEWorkspace/Models/CEWorkspaceFile.swift b/CodeEdit/Features/CEWorkspace/Models/CEWorkspaceFile.swift
index 3e116900a1..9ada6f54d8 100644
--- a/CodeEdit/Features/CEWorkspace/Models/CEWorkspaceFile.swift
+++ b/CodeEdit/Features/CEWorkspace/Models/CEWorkspaceFile.swift
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ final class CEWorkspaceFile: Codable, Comparable, Hashable, Identifiable, Editor
     }
 
     /// Returns the file name with optional extension (e.g.: `Package.swift`)
-    func fileName(typeHidden: Bool) -> String {
+    func fileName(typeHidden: Bool = false) -> String {
         typeHidden ? url.deletingPathExtension().lastPathComponent : name
     }
 
diff --git a/CodeEdit/Features/CEWorkspace/Models/CEWorkspaceFileManager+FileManagement.swift b/CodeEdit/Features/CEWorkspace/Models/CEWorkspaceFileManager+FileManagement.swift
index 420d7c52c9..89bfed5815 100644
--- a/CodeEdit/Features/CEWorkspace/Models/CEWorkspaceFileManager+FileManagement.swift
+++ b/CodeEdit/Features/CEWorkspace/Models/CEWorkspaceFileManager+FileManagement.swift
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ extension CEWorkspaceFileManager {
         let deleteConfirmation = NSAlert()
         let message: String
         if !file.isFolder || file.isEmptyFolder { // if its a file or an empty folder, call it by its name
-            message = String(describing: file.fileName)
+            message = file.name
         } else {
             let childrenCount = try? fileManager.contentsOfDirectory(
                 at: file.url,