diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7928519b..3255a28c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -133,7 +133,10 @@ If you encounter any bugs you can report them here on Github. Before filing an i
 1. Check the version of the application you are using `onedrive --version`
 2. Run the application in verbose mode `onedrive --verbose`
 3. Have the log of the error (preferably uploaded on an external website such as [pastebin](https://pastebin.com/))
-4. Collect any information that you may think it is relevant to the error (such as the steps to trigger it)
+4. Collect any information that you may think it is relevant to the error
+	- The steps to trigger the error
+	- What have you already done to try solve it
+	- ...
 
 ### All available commands:
 ```text
diff --git a/src/sync.d b/src/sync.d
index 17d1199e..7e0a59ce 100644
--- a/src/sync.d
+++ b/src/sync.d
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ final class SyncEngine
 
 
 	// download the new changes of a specific item
+	// id is the root of the drive or a shared folder
 	private void applyDifferences(string driveId, const(char)[] id)
 	{
 		JSONValue changes;
@@ -172,7 +173,8 @@ final class SyncEngine
 				}
 			}
 			foreach (item; changes["value"].array) {
-				applyDifference(item, driveId);
+				bool isRoot = (id == item["id"].str); // fix for https://github.com/skilion/onedrive/issues/269
+				applyDifference(item, driveId, isRoot);
 			}
 
 			// the response may contain either @odata.deltaLink or @odata.nextLink
@@ -189,13 +191,14 @@ final class SyncEngine
 	}
 
 	// process the change of a single DriveItem
-	private void applyDifference(JSONValue driveItem, string driveId)
+	private void applyDifference(JSONValue driveItem, string driveId, bool isRoot)
 	{
 		Item item = makeItem(driveItem);
 		log.vlog("Processing ", item.id, " ", item.name);
 
-		if (isItemRoot(driveItem) || !item.parentId) {
+		if (isItemRoot(driveItem) || !item.parentId || isRoot) {
 			log.vlog("Root");
+			item.parentId = null; // ensures that it has no parent
 			item.driveId = driveId; // HACK: makeItem() cannot set the driveId propery of the root
 			itemdb.upsert(item);
 			return;