diff --git a/copyparty/httpcli.py b/copyparty/httpcli.py
index d562485b..274316d5 100644
--- a/copyparty/httpcli.py
+++ b/copyparty/httpcli.py
@@ -5447,6 +5447,8 @@ class HttpCli(object):
                 elif nfi == 3:
                     if not vp.endswith(vfi):
                         continue
+                else:
+                    continue
 
                 n -= 1
                 if not n:
@@ -5571,6 +5573,8 @@ class HttpCli(object):
                 elif nfi == 3:
                     if not vp.endswith(vfi):
                         continue
+                else:
+                    continue
 
                 if not dots and "/." in vp:
                     continue
diff --git a/copyparty/web/rups.html b/copyparty/web/rups.html
index af90eefe..2cc0443a 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/rups.html
+++ b/copyparty/web/rups.html
@@ -19,14 +19,7 @@
         <a href="{{ r }}/?h">control-panel</a>
         &nbsp; Filter: <input type="text" id="filter" size="20" placeholder="documents/passwords" />
         &nbsp; <span id="hits"></span>
-        <table id="tab"><thead><tr>
-            <th>size</th>
-            <th>who</th>
-            <th>when</th>
-            <th>age</th>
-            <th>dir</th>
-            <th>file</th>
-        </tr></thead><tbody id="tb"></tbody></table>
+        <div id="tw"></div>
     </div>
 	<a href="#" id="repl">π</a>
 	<script>
diff --git a/copyparty/web/rups.js b/copyparty/web/rups.js
index 9559be8c..17a44556 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/rups.js
+++ b/copyparty/web/rups.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 function render() {
-    var ups = V.ups, now = V.now, html = [];
+    var html = ['<table id="tab"><thead><tr><th>size</th><th>who</th><th>when</th><th>age</th><th>dir</th><th>file</th></tr></thead><tbody>'];
+    var ups = V.ups, now = V.now;
     ebi('filter').value = V.filter;
     ebi('hits').innerHTML = 'showing ' + ups.length + ' files';
 
@@ -26,7 +27,8 @@ function render() {
         var t = V.filter ? ' matching the filter' : '';
         html = ['<tr><td colspan="6">there are no uploads' + t + '</td></tr>'];
     }
-    ebi('tb').innerHTML = html.join('');
+    html.push('</tbody></table>');
+    ebi('tw').innerHTML = html.join('\n');
 }
 render();
 
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ function ask(e) {
             V = JSON.parse(this.responseText)
         }
         catch (ex) {
-            ebi('tb').innerHTML = '<tr><td colspan="6">failed to decode server response as json: <pre>' + esc(this.responseText) + '</pre></td></tr>';
+            ebi('tw').innerHTML = 'failed to decode server response as json: <pre>' + esc(this.responseText) + '</pre>';
             return;
         }
         render();