diff --git a/core/TESTS/test_logins.py b/core/TESTS/test_logins.py
index 9602b94..60b9d7f 100644
--- a/core/TESTS/test_logins.py
+++ b/core/TESTS/test_logins.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ uv run  manage.py test -v 3 troggle.core.TESTS.test_logins
 
 import pathlib
 import re
+import tempfile
 from http import HTTPStatus
 
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
@@ -240,8 +241,7 @@ class PostTests(TestCase):
         remove_file = pathlib.Path(settings.PHOTOS_ROOT, current_year) / rename
         if remove_file.is_file():
             remove_file.unlink()
-        
-        
+            
 
     def test_photo_folder_create(self):
         """Create folder for new user
@@ -258,8 +258,8 @@ class PostTests(TestCase):
         response = self.client.post("/photoupload", data={"photographer": "GussieFinkNottle"})
         content = response.content.decode()
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, HTTPStatus.OK)
-        # with open('_test_response.html', 'w') as f:
-            # f.write(content)
+        with open('_test_response.html', 'w') as f:
+            f.write(content)
         for ph in [r"Create new Photographer folder", r"/GussieFinkNottle/"]:
             phmatch = re.search(ph, content)
             self.assertIsNotNone(phmatch, "Failed to find expected text: '" + ph + "'")
diff --git a/core/views/uploads.py b/core/views/uploads.py
index 02f4d04..396890a 100644
--- a/core/views/uploads.py
+++ b/core/views/uploads.py
@@ -399,6 +399,12 @@ def photoupload(request, folder=None):
                     message = f'\n !! Permissions failure ?! 0 attempting to mkdir "{(ctx["yearpath"] / newphotographer)}"'
                     print(message)
                     return render(request, "errors/generic.html", {"message": message})
+                # refresh directory listing so the response shows the newly created folder
+                try:
+                    dirs = [f.name for f in ctx["yearpath"].iterdir() if f.is_dir()]
+                except FileNotFoundError:
+                    dirs = []
+                ctx["dirs"] = sorted(dirs)
             return ctx
 
         # else form for  uploads / renames