diff --git a/src/GoogleDriveAdapter.php b/src/GoogleDriveAdapter.php
index e9b90f0..1778054 100644
--- a/src/GoogleDriveAdapter.php
+++ b/src/GoogleDriveAdapter.php
@@ -241,12 +241,12 @@ public function __construct($service, $root = null, $options = [])
         } else {
             if (!$this->useDisplayPaths || $root === null) {
                 if ($root === null) {
-                    $root = 'root';
+                    $root = $this->spaces === 'appDataFolder' ? 'appDataFolder' : 'root';
                 }
                 $this->root = $root;
                 $this->setPathPrefix('');
             } else {
-                $this->root = 'root';
+                $this->root = $this->spaces === 'appDataFolder' ? 'appDataFolder' : 'root';
                 $this->setPathPrefix('');
 
                 // get real root id