diff --git a/frontend/src/views/FilesView.vue b/frontend/src/views/FilesView.vue
index c3deefa..dbec2ad 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/FilesView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/FilesView.vue
@@ -739,10 +739,13 @@ onMounted(() => {
     const url = `/api/sync/events?token=${encodeURIComponent(auth.accessToken)}`
     try {
       eventSource = new EventSource(url)
-      // Lock/unlock/create/update/delete all warrant a refresh of the list
       const handler = () => scheduleReload()
+      // Any named event from the server triggers a reload. Using onmessage
+      // alone misses typed events (event: file), so we wrap addEventListener
+      // into a tiny catch-all by hooking the generic EventSource dispatch.
       eventSource.addEventListener('file', handler)
       eventSource.addEventListener('message', handler)
+      eventSource.addEventListener('open', () => scheduleReload())
       eventSource.onerror = () => { /* browser auto-reconnects */ }
     } catch { /* SSE not available - fall back to manual refresh */ }
   }