diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 664ca3d..a470207 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "dat-cp",
-  "version": "0.7.0",
+  "version": "0.7.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 033b105..3d30fe0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "dat-cp",
-  "version": "0.7.0",
+  "version": "0.7.1",
   "description": "Dat Copy - remote file copy, powered by the dat protocol",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=6.0.0"
diff --git a/src/lib/dat-cp.js b/src/lib/dat-cp.js
index 6693d94..8bcb09a 100644
--- a/src/lib/dat-cp.js
+++ b/src/lib/dat-cp.js
@@ -192,11 +192,10 @@ export default class DatCp {
         process.exit(1)
       }, 15000)
 
-      const readRoot = setInterval(async () => {
+      const readRoot = async () => {
         const paths = await this.readdir('/')
 
         if (paths.length !== 0) {
-          clearInterval(readRoot)
           clearTimeout(abort)
 
           for (const path of paths) {
@@ -211,8 +210,12 @@ export default class DatCp {
             this.printTotal()
           }
           resolve()
+        } else {
+          setTimeout(readRoot, 300)
         }
-      }, 300)
+      }
+
+      readRoot()
     })
   }