diff --git a/pkg/commands/models/file_change_node.go b/pkg/commands/models/file_change_node.go
index d265b3f05..85ce2e298 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/models/file_change_node.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/models/file_change_node.go
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func (s *FileChangeNode) getIndexForPathAux(path string, collapsedPaths map[stri
 }
 
 func (s *FileChangeNode) IsLeaf() bool {
-	return len(s.Children) == 0
+	return s.File != nil
 }
 
 func (s *FileChangeNode) Size(collapsedPaths map[string]bool) int {