diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/StaticFiles/IConfiguration.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/StaticFiles/IConfiguration.cs
index 29b8b66da0..7c6ec4298b 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/StaticFiles/IConfiguration.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/StaticFiles/IConfiguration.cs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.StaticFiles
 		/// <param name="data">The data to write. If <see langword="null"/>, the file is deleted</param>
 		/// <param name="previousHash">The hash any existing file must match in order for the write to succeed</param>
 		/// <param name="cancellationToken">The <see cref="CancellationToken"/> for the operation. Usage may result in partial writes</param>
-		/// <returns>A <see cref="Task{TResult}"/> resulting in the updated <see cref="ConfigurationFile"/></returns>
+		/// <returns>A <see cref="Task{TResult}"/> resulting in the updated <see cref="ConfigurationFile"/> or <see langword="null"/> if the write failed due to <see cref="ConfigurationFile.LastReadHash"/> conflicts</returns>
 		Task<ConfigurationFile> Write(string configurationRelativePath, ISystemIdentity systemIdentity, byte[] data, string previousHash, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
 	}
 }
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diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/ConfigurationController.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/ConfigurationController.cs
index acaf5206dd..327f289072 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/ConfigurationController.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/ConfigurationController.cs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Controllers
 				if (newFile == null)
 					return Conflict(new ErrorMessage
 					{
-						Message = ""
+						Message = "This file has been updated since you last viewed it!"
 					});
 
 				newFile.Content = null;
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Controllers
 
 			try
 			{
+				model.IsDirectory = true;
 				return await instanceManager.GetInstance(Instance).Configuration.CreateDirectory(model.Path, AuthenticationContext.SystemIdentity, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false) ? (IActionResult)Json(model) : StatusCode((int)HttpStatusCode.Created, model);
 			}
 			catch (NotImplementedException)