diff --git a/src/libsync/discovery.cpp b/src/libsync/discovery.cpp
index efb221c150e3a..6eb2eefd755e1 100644
--- a/src/libsync/discovery.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/discovery.cpp
@@ -1719,7 +1719,7 @@ void ProcessDirectoryJob::processFileFinalize(
     }
 
     if (_discoveryData->_syncOptions._vfs &&
-        item->_type == CSyncEnums::ItemTypeFile &&
+        (item->_type == CSyncEnums::ItemTypeFile || item->_type == CSyncEnums::ItemTypeDirectory) &&
         item->_instruction == CSyncEnums::CSYNC_INSTRUCTION_NONE &&
         !_discoveryData->_syncOptions._vfs->isPlaceHolderInSync(_discoveryData->_localDir + path._local)) {
         item->_instruction = CSyncEnums::CSYNC_INSTRUCTION_UPDATE_VFS_METADATA;
diff --git a/src/libsync/propagateremotemove.cpp b/src/libsync/propagateremotemove.cpp
index 401a8f27bf124..6d2c0a229b047 100644
--- a/src/libsync/propagateremotemove.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/propagateremotemove.cpp
@@ -217,7 +217,19 @@ void PropagateRemoteMove::slotMoveJobFinished()
             qCWarning(lcPropagateRemoteMove)
                 << "Could not MOVE file" << filePathOriginal << " to" << filePath
                 << " with error:" << _job->errorString() << " and successfully restored it.";
+
+            auto restoredItem = *_item;
+            restoredItem._renameTarget = _item->_originalFile;
+            const auto result = propagator()->updateMetadata(restoredItem);
+            if (!result) {
+                done(SyncFileItem::FatalError, tr("Error updating metadata: %1").arg(result.error()), ErrorCategory::GenericError);
+                return;
+            } else if (*result == Vfs::ConvertToPlaceholderResult::Locked) {
+                done(SyncFileItem::SoftError, tr("The file %1 is currently in use").arg(restoredItem._file), ErrorCategory::GenericError);
+                return;
+            }
         }
+
         done(status, _job->errorString(), ErrorCategory::GenericError);
         return;
     }