diff --git a/lib/Controller/WorkspaceController.php b/lib/Controller/WorkspaceController.php
index 52ea5e843e9..7a40e91af0f 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/WorkspaceController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/WorkspaceController.php
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public function publicFolder(string $shareToken, string $path = '/'): DataRespon
 			}
 
 			$shareNode = $share->getNode();
-			$node = $shareNode instanceof File ? $shareNode : $shareNode->get($path);
+			$node = $shareNode instanceof Folder ? $shareNode->get($path) : $shareNode;
 			if ($node instanceof Folder) {
 				$file = $this->workspaceService->getFile($node);
 				if ($file === null) {